Distinguished Lecture

From Buddhist Monk to Western Confucian: the Career of Matteo Ricci in Ming China

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      Overview

      Title:

      From Buddhist Monk to Western Confucian: the Career of Matteo Ricci in Ming China

      Speaker:

      Professor Ronnie Po-chia Hsia (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History, Asian Studies, and Religious Studies, The Pennsylvania State University; Academician of Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

      Date:

      November 14, 2011

      Time:

      4:30 pm (Reception starts at 4:00 pm)

      Venue:

      T6, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong

      Language:

      English

      Enquiry:

      (Tel) (852) 2241-5056
      (Email) ihss@hku.hk

      Abstract

      The lecture will be based on Professor Hsia’s recent biography, A Jesuit in the Forbidden City: Matteo Ricci 1552 – 1610 (2010). It will trace the highlight of Ricci’s life and achievements, from Italy to India and China, and assess his legacy in the history of Sino-Western cultural history.

      About the Speaker

      Ronnie Po-chia Hsia, a native of Hong Kong, is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History, Asian Studies, and Religious Studies at the Pennsylvania State University and an A cademician at the Academia Sinica, Taiwan. He is the author and editor of more than a dozen books on the history of early modern Europe and on the history of early modern Catholic missions.

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