The Acta Pekinensia or Historical Records of the Maillard de Tournon Legation

Volume III: January 1708 - February 1709

• Author(s): Kilian Stumpf SJ,
• Publisher: BRILL
• Pages: 652
• ISBN_10: 9004697624
  ISBN_13: 9789004697621
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Asia / General , History / Middle East / General , Religion / Christian Ministry / Evangelism , Religion / Christian Ministry / Missions ,

Description:... The Acta Pekinensia is a Latin manuscript found in the Jesuit Roman Archives. It is a record of the papal legation to China of Charles Thomas Maillard de Tournon, from his arrival in China to his death in Macau.It was compiled by Kilian Stumpf, a German Jesuit missionary/scientist serving at the court of the Kangxi emperor of China. Stumpf was in a privileged position to record day by day the events of this crucial episode not only in the history of Christianity in China but in Chinese-Western relations.
This annotated translation provides a full documentation and an acute and lively commentary on the clash of values which resulted in the failure of the legation and the condemnation of Chinese Rites.