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A Jesuit in the Forbidden City [electronic resource] : Matteo Ricci 1552-1610 / R. Po-chia Hsia.
By: Hsia, R. Po-chia
.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 359 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), maps, ports.ISBN: 9780191595622 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610 | Jesuits -- China -- Biography | Missionaries -- China -- Biography | Missionaries -- Italy -- BiographyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199592258DDC classification: 266.2092 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The remarkable life of the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, one of the most famous missionaries of all time and the founder of the Catholic Mission in China. This is the first critical biography to use all relevant sources, not only in western languages but in Chinese as well.
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The remarkable life of the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, one of the most famous missionaries of all time and the founder of the Catholic Mission in China. This is the first critical biography to use all relevant sources, not only in western languages but in Chinese as well.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.