Jesuit mission and submission
Subtitle: Qing rulership and the fate of Christianity in China, 1644-1735
By: by Litian Swen
Series: East and west : culture, diplomacy and interactions -- volume 9; East and West (Leiden, Netherlands) -- v. 9
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9789004447004; 9789004447011
Subjects: Missions; Jesuits
Description: Jesuit Mission and Submission' explains how the Jesuits entered the Manchu world after the Manchus conquered Beijing in 1644. Supported by Qing court archives, the book discovers the Jesuits? Manchu-style master-slave relationship with the Kangxi emperor. Against the backdrop of this relationship, the book reconstructs the back and forth negotiations between Kangxi and the Holy See regarding Chinese Rites Controversy (1705-1721), and shows that the Jesuits, although a group of foreign priests, had close access to Kangxi and were a trusted part of the Imperial circle. This book also redefines the rise and fall of the Christian mission in the early Qing court through key events, such as the Calendar Case and Yongzheng's prohibition of Christianity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.