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

DE CARO, Antonio. Angelo Zottoli, a Jesuit Missionary in China (1848 to 1902) : His Life and Ideas. Edition 1. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022, 200 pp. Volume 1. ISBN 978-981-16-5296-7. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5297-4.

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

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Book on a specialized topic
• Field of Study: 60304 Religious studies
• Country of publisher: Singapore
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/22:00124954
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• ISBN: 978-981-16-5296-7
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5297-4
• Keywords in English: Angelo Zottoli; Christianity in China; World Christianity; Conversion
• Tags: rivok, topvydavatel
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

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.