Bowing to a New Emperor: Three Different Missionary Perspectives on the Qing Dynasty-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Bowing to a New Emperor: Three Different Missionary Perspectives on the Qing Dynasty

Published:2022 Issue: Volume: Page:111-143
ISSN:2662-7922
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Author:

Schindler Georg

Abstract

AbstractThis contribution further questions the assumption of a consistently colonial gaze by European travellers to Asia, by carefully connecting Catholic imaginations of Asia as a geopolitical space with reflections on the necessity of European audience to understand Chinese political rule and legitimacy. Hence, it is necessary to propose a more nuanced framework to investigate the impact of the Qing conquest of China on Catholic evaluations of the political situation in East Asia. In the sixteenth and seventeenth century, China is described as a highly developed country, and the question is how to adjust such a vision within the new political reality. A variety of answers are given by Catholic missionaries, depending on their personal experiences, political theories and theological stances. In particular, the essay presents three perspectives towards the new Qing dynasty, presenting texts by Adam Schall, Martino Martini and Domingo Fernanéz de Navarette.

Publisher

Springer Nature Singapore

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-981-19-0124-9_5

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