History Of Mathematical Sciences: Portugal And East Asia Iii

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Title: History Of Mathematical Sciences: Portugal And East Asia Iii
Description: At the end of the 15th century, Portugal was given the oversight (Padroado) of all Catholic missions in Asia. The Society of Jesus played a major role in this enterprise of evangelization, which in Jesuit hands led to the transmission of major elements of European mathematical sciences to East Asia. The essays in this volume present important new data and analysis on the extent to and ways in which Jesuit scientific culture and Portuguese policies regarding education, trade and mission shaped the reception of “Western learning” in China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam in the early modern period.
Authors: Luis M R Saraiva, Catherine Jami
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Mathematics--East Asia--History--Congresses, Mathematics--Portugal--History--Congresses
Categories: MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Europe / Spain
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:At the end of the 15th century, Portugal was given the oversight (Padroado) of all Catholic missions in Asia. The Society of Jesus played a major role in this enterprise of evangelization, which in Jesuit hands led to the transmission of major elements of European mathematical sciences to East Asia. The essays in this volume present important new data and analysis on the extent to and ways in which Jesuit scientific culture and Portuguese policies regarding education, trade and mission shaped the reception of “Western learning” in China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam in the early modern period.
ISBN:9789812771254
9789812771261