Interpretive Rings (The Interpretation of Confucian Classics by Missionaries in the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties and Their Local Responses)

Author: Liu Yunhua
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book takes the interpretation of Confucian classics by missionaries and their local responses as the basic thread, selecting several important Confucian categories, propositions, and missionary writings as analytical cases, attempting to reveal the deep mechanisms of collision and response that occurred between Chinese and Western cultures in the early stages of their encounter. The historical materials are detailed, the analysis is thorough, and it can provoke deep reflection.