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



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Autore: Davids C. A Visualizza persona
Titolo: Religion, technology, and the great and little divergences [[electronic resource] ] : China and Europe compared, c. 700-1800 / / by Karel Davids Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
Disciplina: 303.48/30951
303.4830951
Soggetto topico: 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
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Religion, technology, and the great and little divergences  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-85470-8
90-04-23695-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910820396003321
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