{"product_id":"chinese-theology-and-translation-the-christianity-of-the-jesuit-figurists-and-their-christianized-yijing-paperback","title":"Chinese Theology and Translation: The Christianity of the Jesuit Figurists and Their Christianized Yijing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSophie Ling-Chia Wei\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book uncovers the Jesuits' mystic theological interpretation in the translation of the Book of Changes (the \u003cem\u003eYijing\u003c\/em\u003e) in their mission in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book analyzes how Jesuit Figurists incorporated their intralingual translation of the \u003cem\u003eYijing\u003c\/em\u003e, the Classical and vernacular use of Chinese language and the imitation of Chinese literati's format, and the divinization of \u003cem\u003eYijing\u003c\/em\u003e numbers into their typological exegesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy presenting the different ways in which Jesuit Figurists Christianized the \u003cem\u003eYijing\u003c\/em\u003e and crafted a Chinese version of Jesus and Christian stories onto the Chinese classics, this book reveals the value of Jesuit missionary-translators. The Chinese manuscripts the Figurists left behind became treasures which have been excavated and displayed in this book. These treasures reveal the other side of the story, the side not much shown in past scholarship on the Figurists. These handwritten manuscripts on the Christianized \u003cem\u003eYijing\u003c\/em\u003e are a legacy which continues to impact European understanding of Chinese history and civilization in later centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA first analysis of these manuscripts in Chinese, the book will be of interest to scholars working on the history of Christianity in China, Translation Studies, and East Asian Religion and Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSophie Ling-chia Wei\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9.19 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786204152096,"sku":"9781032088280","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/099d9c06b6235f82b56a9884f155b6e8.webp?v=1780629483","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chinese-theology-and-translation-the-christianity-of-the-jesuit-figurists-and-their-christianized-yijing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}