Languages of Science between Western and Eastern Civilizations

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Languages of Science between Western and Eastern Civilizations

Edited by: Carlo Ferrari , Fabio Guidetti and Chiara Ombretta Tommasi
In collaboration with: Kihoon Kim

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2024

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From the 17^th century onwards, in a context of increasingly intense trade and diplomatic contacts, the exchange of scientific ideas became a key element in the encounters between the European world and the cultures of the Far East.

This volume investigates the ways in which scientific knowledge was transferred and disseminated to new audiences, whose cultural background was very different from that in which such knowledge had originally developed. A vital role in this process was played by the Jesuit mission in China, whose members included intellectuals with a keen interest in cross-cultural comparison. The study of the local languages enabled the transfer of knowledge in both directions, through translations of existing texts and the production of new ones for both Chinese and European audiences. The papers in the volume, authored by specialists in various fields of cultural studies, highlight the intellectual effort and strategies by which scientific works were made available and understandable beyond cultural differences.

The volume will be welcome to those interested not only in cultural interactions between Europe and the Far East, but also in translation studies, particularly in the dissemination of scientific knowledge.

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Carlo Ferrari, Fabio Guidetti and Chiara O. Tommasi, University of Pisa, Italy; Kihoon Kim, Seoul National University, Korea.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	I
Contents Open Access Download PDF	V
Introduction Carlo Ferrari, Fabio Guidetti and Chiara Ombretta Tommasi Open Access Download PDF	1
Method Matters: Languages of Exact Sciences in Sanskrit and Latin Corpora Alberto Anrò Open Access Download PDF	5
Antroponimi, toponimi e realia nei testi latini sulla Cina Sara Procaccini Open Access Download PDF	23
Jesuit Libraries on Western Sciences (xi xue) in China in the Seventeenth–Eighteenth Century Noël Golvers Open Access Download PDF	37
The Role of “Western” Antiquity in G.P. Maffei’s Historiae Indicae, Book 6: China Sven Günther Open Access Download PDF	49
Clausa recludo: Martino Martini and the Dissemination in Europe of Cartographic Knowledge about China Michele Castelnovi Open Access Download PDF	63
Astronomy East and West: Johann Adam Schall von Bell湯若望and the Chinese Calendar Claudia von Collani Open Access Download PDF	83
The Human Body “Translated” Across Geographical and Cultural Borders: Medical Knowledge Circulating Between China and Europe from Late Ming to Early Qing Arianna Magnani Open Access Download PDF	101
The Language of Wisdom Between Chinese and Latin: Prospero Intorcetta and the Doctrine of the Mean Tiziana Lippiello Open Access Download PDF	121
Sanctissimus magister: On the Vita Confusii (1739) by Carlo Orazi da Castorano Li Hui 李慧 Open Access Download PDF	135
Short Introduction to the Codices of Matteo Ricci’s Jiaoyoulun 交友論 Kim Kihoon 김기훈 Open Access Download PDF	155
Teaching Jesuit Spirituality in Nineteenth-century Zi-ka-wei: The Dissertationes Theologicae (1849–1856) and the Ascetica Nomenclatio (1877) by Fr. Angelo A. Zottoli S.J. Antonio De Caro Open Access Download PDF	161
Franciscans and Latin Language in China: An Introduction to the Missionary Periodical Apostolicum Raissa De Gruttola Open Access Download PDF	189
Diritto romano e tradizione giuridica cinese nell’ultimo secolo Aldo Petrucci Open Access Download PDF	207
SERICA Digital Library: ricerca di testi antichi attraverso Neural NLP Federico Andrea Galatolo, Gabriele Martino, Mario G. C. A. Cimino and Chiara Ombretta Tommasi Open Access Download PDF	221
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	237
Editors and Contributors Open Access Download PDF	257
Index of Names Open Access Download PDF	261

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October 7, 2024

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9783111308289

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October 7, 2024

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9783111300825

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266

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11

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14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111308289

eBook ISBN: 9783111308289

Hardcover ISBN: 9783111300825

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Translation of scientific works; early mordern China; Jesuits; Chinese philosophy

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Scholars and students in social studies and cross-cultural interactions, historians of the early modern world and science

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