Chinese Theology and Translation: The Christianity of the Jesuit Figurists and Their Christianized Yijing

by Sophie Ling Wei

This book uncovers the Jesuits' mystic theological interpretation in the translation of the Book of Changes (the Yijing) in their mission in China.

The book analyzes how Jesuit Figurists incorporated their intralingual translation of the Yijing, the Classical and vernacular use of Chinese language and the imitation of Chinese literati's format, and the divinization of Yijing numbers into their typological exegesis.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138481505
• ISBN13: 9781138481503
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"