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A CHINESE JESUIT CATECHISM IBD

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
01 / 2021
9789811596230
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This book is the first scholarly study of the famous Jesuit Chinese childrenâÇÖs primer, theáFour Character Classic, written by Giulio Aleni (1582-1649) while living in Fujian, China. Thisábookáalso includes masterful translations of both Wang YinglinâÇÖs (1551-1602)áhallowed ConfucianáThree Character ClassicáandáAleniâÇÖs Chinese catechism that was published during the Qing (1644-1911). ClarkâÇÖs careful reading of theáFour Character Classicáprovides new insights into an area of the Jesuit mission in early modern China that has so far been given little attention, the education of children. Thisábookáunderscoresáhow AleniâÇÖs published work functions as a good example of the Jesuit use of normative Chinese print culture to serve the catechetical exigencies of the Catholic mission in East Asia, particularly his meticulous imitation of Confucian childrenâÇÖs primers to promote decidedly Christian content.

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