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Angelo Zottoli, a Jesuit Missionary in China (1848 to 1902) : His Life and Ideas

DE CARO, Antonio

Basic information

Original name

Angelo Zottoli, a Jesuit Missionary in China (1848 to 1902) : His Life and Ideas

Authors

DE CARO, Antonio (380 Italy, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Edition 1. Singapore, 200 pp. Volume 1, 2022

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Odborná kniha

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Singapore

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/22:00124954

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISBN

978-981-16-5296-7

Keywords in English

Angelo Zottoli; Christianity in China; World Christianity; Conversion

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 10/3/2023 10:31, doc. Mgr. Pavel Suchánek, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

This book offers a study of the cosmogonic works by Fr. Angelo Zottoli S.J., a Jesuit missionary who has received relatively little attention by modern scholars, but who deserves a special recognition for his theological and philosophical ideas. More generally, the book aims to shed light on the importance of cosmogony in the cross-cultural and interdisciplinary environment of Xujiahui, the area in modern Shanghai where Zottoli flourished. It shows how through Zottoli's teaching and sermons he was able to reimagine his own cosmogonic ideas, his personality, and his relationship with local Chinese converts. Among Zottoli's most famous students was Ma Xiangbo (1840–1939) and Zottoli played a crucial role in Ma's intellectual formation. A wider familiarity with Zottoli’s works is not only interesting in and of itself, but also paves the way to future studies on the complex and multifaceted relationship between European missionaries and Chinese students in Shanghai during the nineteenth century.