M Howard Rienstra (28 results)

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: fine. Limited. 23.5 x 16 cm. 47pp. Limited to 500 numbered copies of which this is copy #184. Very nice copy in glassine.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Jesuit Letters From China, 1583?84 was first published in 1986. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.The first eight letters from Jesuit missionaries on mainland China were written in 1583?84 and published in Europe in 1586. M Howard Rienstra's translated marks their first appearance in English. The letters chronicle the patient efforts of Michele Ruggieri and the famed Matteo Ricci to learn Chinese, to gain acceptance in Chinese society, and to explain Christianity to a highly sophisticated non-Christian culture. They also described the China of the late Ming dynasty (1368?1644), a country whose immense size and population had excited the imagination of Europeans for generations.It was Francis Xavier's dream that this mighty kingdom and civilization be opened to the Christian gospel. His dream was at least tentatively fulfilled when Michele Ruggieri was granted residence first in Canton and then in Chao-ch'ing in 1583. Accompanied first by Francesco Pasio and later by Matteo Ricci, Ruggieri initiated the Christian mission in China. Their letters, published initially as an appendix to a volume of Jesuit letters from Japan, were abbreviated and censored by their European editor. In edited form, the letters appeared in 1586 in one French, on German, and three Italian editions.The China of Ruggieri and Matteo Ricci had remained, however, both suspicious of, and closed to, foreigners - a fact which the original letters do not gloss over. Rienstra was carefully compared the abbreviated and censored versions of these letters in their originals, still preserved in the Jesuit archives in Rome. The letters in general indicate how tenuous the Jesuits' situation was and note candidly that only two baptisms had been performed on the mainland during their stay. These results stand in marked contracts to the reports from Japan of tens of thousands of baptisms and to the reports from Portuguese Macao, where Chinese converts were compelled to wear European cloths and to take European names.Such Europeanization was thought to be inappropriate to a successful Christian mission in China. Though criticized at the time by their colleagues in Macao, Ruggieri, Pasio, and Ricci committed themselves to a program of cultural respect and accommodation. They learned both written and spoken Chinese, ingratiated themselves with the ruling classes by exhibiting their learning and courtesy, and appeared to have become Chinese themselves. When Matteo Ricci became Ruggieri's successor and his name became synonymous with the success of the Jesuit mission in China, it was to these methods that its success was owed. Unfortunately, the prevailing European ethnocentrism could not accept the concept of cultural accommodation. The editors thus censored the letters to convey the impression of a triumphant and culturally superior Christian mission in China.Jesuit Letters From China is a publication of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota.…

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Condition: New. . . 1986. Minnesota Archive Editions ed. paperback. . . . .

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Edition limited to 500 copies of which this is no. 413, 8vo, pp. [8], 47, [5]; original tan paper boards backed in cloth; fine.

Condition: New. pp. 60 Minnesota Archive Editions ed.

First Edition. Fine quarter backed gilt blocked cloth with stiff boards copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now in a glassine protective cover. Particularly well-preserved Physical description: 47 pages : 1 illustration, 1 map ; 23 cm. Subject: Ruggieri, Michele. Pasio, Francesco 1551-1612. Jesuits Missions China History 16th century. Jesuits Missions China History. Jesuits. Missions China Guangdong Early works to 1800. Missionaries China ; Correspondence. China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. 1 Kg. …

Condition: New. . . 1986. Minnesota Archive Editions ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. pp. 60.

First Edition. Fine quarter backed gilt blocked cloth with stiff boards copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now in a glassine protective cover. Particularly well-preserved Physical description: 47 pages : 1 illustration, 1 map ; 23 cm. Subject: Ruggieri, Michele. Pasio, Francesco 1551-1612. Jesuits Missions China History 16th century. Jesuits Missions China History. Jesuits. Missions China Guangdong Early works to 1800. Missionaries China ; Correspondence. China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. 1 Kg. …

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. minnesota archive editions edition. 60 pages. 9.00x6.10x0.40 inches. In Stock.

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Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0816614318. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Very good hardback copy. No dustjacket. Limited edition of 500 copies. This is copy no. 27.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. pp 47. Original publisher's paper covered boards with lettered gilt at spine. Volume 357 of a limited edition of 500. 2 black and white illustrations within. ISBN: 0816614318 Some slight red staining to the top edge of boards and pages. Vg+.

Edition limited to 500 copies of which this is no. 429, slim 8vo, pp. [8], 47, [2]; facsimile; original linen-backed paper-covered boards, copper-lettered spine, clear acetate dust jacket; fine. "A Publication of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota." m.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. minnesota archive editions edition. 60 pages. 9.00x6.10x0.40 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Jesuit Letters From China, 1583-84 was first published in 1986. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.The first eight letters from Jesuit missionaries on mainland China were written in 1583-84 and published in Europe in 1586. M Howard Rienstra's translated marks their first appearance in English. The letters chronicle the patient efforts of Michele Ruggieri and the famed Matteo Ricci to learn Chinese, to gain acceptance in Chinese society, and to explain Christianity to a highly sophisticated non-Christian culture. They also described the China of the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644), a country whose immense size and population had excited the imagination of Europeans for generations.It was Francis Xavier's dream that this mighty kingdom and civilization be opened to the Christian gospel. His dream was at least tentatively fulfilled when Michele Ruggieri was granted residence first in Canton and then in Chao-ch'ing in 1583. Accompanied first by Francesco Pasio and later by Matteo Ricci, Ruggieri initiated the Christian mission in China. Their letters, published initially as an appendix to a volume of Jesuit letters from Japan, were abbreviated and censored by their European editor. In edited form, the letters appeared in 1586 in one French, on German, and three Italian editions.The China of Ruggieri and Matteo Ricci had remained, however, both suspicious of, and closed to, foreigners - a fact which the original letters do not gloss over. Rienstra was carefully compared the abbreviated and censored versions of these letters in their originals, still preserved in the Jesuit archives in Rome. The letters in general indicate how tenuous the Jesuits' situation was and note candidly that only two baptisms had been performed on the mainland during their stay. These results stand in marked contracts to the reports from Japan of tens of thousands of baptisms and to the reports from Portuguese Macao, where Chinese converts were compelled to wear European cloths and to take European names.Such Europeanization was thought to be inappropriate to a successful Christian mission in China. Though criticized at the time by their colleagues in Macao, Ruggieri, Pasio, and Ricci committed themselves to a program of cultural respect and accommodation. They learned both written and spoken Chinese, ingratiated themselves with the ruling classes by exhibiting their learning and courtesy, and appeared to have become Chinese themselves. When Matteo Ricci became Ruggieri's successor and his name became synonymous with the success of the Jesuit mission in China, it was to these methods that its success was owed. Unfortunately, the prevailing European ethnocentrism could not accept the concept of cultural accommodation. The editors thus censored the letters to convey the impression of a triumphant and culturally superior Christian mission in China.Jesuit Letters From China is a publication of the James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Jesuit Letters From China, 1583-84 | M. Howard Rienstra | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 1986 | University of Minnesota Press | EAN 9780816658589 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …