HIST285 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Orthopraxy, Shunzhi Emperor, Ming Dynasty
16 Oct 2017
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Later jesuits: at court astronomers, mathematicians, painters, other specialists, jesuits there to be suffering and being useful. Adam schall von bell, 1592 1666. In provinces giulie alepi (1582 1649: opponents of the jesuits, chinese/muslim yang guangxian, astronomy competitions in 1644, 1668 69, other catholic orders franciscans, dominicans, others. The rites controversy: began in 1640s, heated up from 1669, exploded after 1700, in china and europe, the main issues, rites to ancestors and confucius, use of chinese classical terms for christian concepts. Natural law: how far can pagans (or people outside the church) can be naturally good (the natural law): are people naturally good, how far can it take you, jesuits: can take you very far. Jesuits = are they believing in the right stuff whereas chinese = orthopraxy (are you listening to your parents): make sure you can"t be telling the chinese to be not following the ancient.
