by LionelM.Jensen (Author)
Traces the history of the Jesuits' invention of Confucius and of themselves as native defenders of Confucius' teaching. This book demonstrates how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Western missionaries used translations of the ancient ru tradition to invent the historical figure who has since been globally celebrated as philosopher, and prophet.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 447
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 01 Dec 1997
ISBN 10: 0822320479
ISBN 13: 9780822320470