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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462643003321

Autore

Davids C. A

Titolo

Religion, technology, and the great and little divergences [[electronic resource] ] : China and Europe compared, c. 700-1800 / / by Karel Davids

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013

ISBN

1-283-85470-8

90-04-23695-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

History of science and medicine library, , 1872-0684 ; ; vol. 32

Knowledge infrastructure and knowledge economy ; ; vol. 2

Disciplina

303.48/30951

303.4830951

Soggetti

Cross-cultural studies - China

Cross-cultural studies - Europe

Technological innovations - China - History

Technological innovations - Europe - History

Technology - Religious aspects - China - History

Technology - Religious aspects - Europe - History

Technology - Social aspects - China - History

Technology - Social aspects - Europe - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Religion and Visions on the Uses of Nature in China and Europe -- 2 Religion and Human Capital Formation in China and Europe -- 3 Religion and the Circulation of Technical Knowledge in China and Europe -- 4 Religion and Technical Innovation in China and Europe -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In Religion, Technology, and the Great and Little Divergences Karel Davids offers a new perspective on technological change in China and Europe before the Industrial Revolution. This book makes an innovative contribution to current debates on the origins of the 'Great Divergence'



between China and Europe and the ' Little Divergence' within Europe by analysing the relationship between the evolution of technical knowledge and religious contexts. It deals with the question to what extent disparities in the evolution of technical knowledge can be explained by differences in religious environment. It takes a comparative look at the relation between technology and religion in China and Europe between c.700 and 1800 from four angles: visions on the uses of nature, the formation of human capital , the circulation of technical knowledge and technical innovation.