02725nam 2200625Ia 450 991077816080332120221108105155.00-674-26236-00-674-02881-310.4159/9780674028814(CKB)1000000000787026(StDuBDS)AH23050610(SSID)ssj0000186274(PQKBManifestationID)11182637(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186274(PQKBWorkID)10217358(PQKB)11414252(MiAaPQ)EBC3300366(DE-B1597)457566(OCoLC)442778431(OCoLC)979574796(DE-B1597)9780674028814(Au-PeEL)EBL3300366(CaPaEBR)ebr10318356(OCoLC)923110827(PPN)225001993(PPN)201891875(EXLCZ)99100000000078702620080715e20082007 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrJourney to the East[electronic resource] the Jesuit mission to China, 1579-1724 /Liam Matthew BrockeyCambridge, MA Belknap Press of Harvard University Press20081 online resource (512 p. ) ill., mapsOriginally published: 2007.0-674-03036-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-477) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Note on Translations and Orthography -- Introduction -- Part I. Charting the Course -- 1. An Uneasy Foothold -- 2. In the Shadow of Greatness -- 3. Witnesses to Armageddon -- 4. The Problem of Success -- 5. Between Tolerance and the Intolerable -- Part II. Building the Church -- 6. In the Apostles' Classroom -- 7. Learning the Language of Birds -- 8. The Business of Conversion -- 9. A Good Method and Order -- 10. Brothers of Passion and Mercy -- Conclusion -- Bibliographic Note -- Notes -- Illustration Credits -- IndexIt was one of the great encounters of world history: highly educated European priests confronting Chinese culture for the first time in the modern era. This "journey to the East" is explored by Brockey as he retraces the path of the Jesuit missionaries who sailed from Portugal to China.ChristianityChinaChinaChurch historyChristianity266.251BO 1875rvkBrockey Liam Matthew936907MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778160803321Journey to the East3693265UNINA