In this Book
- The Story of a Stele: China's Nestorian Monument and Its Reception in the West, 1625-1916
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
The thesis of this book is that when Westerners discussed the Nestorian monument they were not really talking about China at all.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-ix
- Acknowledgments
- p. xi
- 1. A Stone Discovered
- pp. 5-28
- 2. The Century of Kircher
- pp. 29-59
- 4. The Return of the Missionaries
- pp. 89-127
- EPILOGUE. The Da Qin Temple
- pp. 129-141
- Works Cited
- pp. 169-186
Additional Information
ISBN
9789888052974
Related ISBN(s)
9789622098954
MARC Record
OCLC
650510479
Pages
208
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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