Keywords
Jesuits
Ming
Ricci
sinology
interculturality
Evangelización
Jesuitas
Ming
Ricci
sinología
interculturalidad
Abstract
In the process of the entrance of Christianity into China, the figure of Matteo Ricci is fundamental. It represented a qualitative jump, because he established an unprecedented intercultural dialogue. His learning of classical Chinese language and his capacity for dialogue with Chinese educated elites produced a work in Chinese language that became one of the first steps in the field of Sinology. De Amiticia 交友論 (Jiaoyou lun) (1595) compiles and translates into Chinese a selection of aphorisms and philosophical phrases from the Western tradition. This work represents an initial step of high significance for religious and intercultural dialogue.References
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