The Imported Culture: Who is the Dummy?

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_1467
dc.title	The Imported Culture: Who is the Dummy?. Considering ‘Agency’ in the Circulation of Chinese Books in Europe During the XVII-XVIII Centuries
dc.contributor.author	Magnani Arianna
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2018/1supplement/the-imported-culture-who-is-the-dummy/
dc.description.abstract	Between the 17th and 18th century the European ‘Republic of Letters’ was characterised by a great interest in the ‘Other’ and the fascination with different, ‘exotic’ cultures. In this cultural environment, the Jesuit missionaries in China acted as a ‘bridge’ between the two continents exchanging information and books from each side. This paper discusses the use of the concept of ‘agency’ as applied to Chinese books, analysing how they were subjected to actions and, in turn, were capable of action, in this specific European context. The aim of this paper is to reflect how the agency of these texts conflicts and coincides with the agency of other actors connected with this trans-cultural process.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 54 \| December 2018
dc.issued	2018-12-06
dc.dateAccepted	2018-10-04
dc.dateSubmitted	2018-07-06
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2385-3042
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2018/01/026
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Chinese Book Collections
dc.subject	Chinese Book Collections
dc.subject	Cross-cultural transfer
dc.subject	Cross-cultural transfer
dc.subject	Imported Culture
dc.subject	Imported Culture
dc.subject	Jesuits
dc.subject	Jesuits
dc.subject	Republic of Letters
dc.subject	Republic of Letters

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Considering ‘Agency’ in the Circulation of Chinese Books in Europe During the XVII-XVIII Centuries

Arianna Magnani Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italia

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Between the 17th and 18th century the European ‘Republic of Letters’ was characterised by a great interest in the ‘Other’ and the fascination with different, ‘exotic’ cultures. In this cultural environment, the Jesuit missionaries in China acted as a ‘bridge’ between the two continents exchanging information and books from each side. This paper discusses the use of the concept of ‘agency’ as applied to Chinese books, analysing how they were subjected to actions and, in turn, were capable of action, in this specific European context. The aim of this paper is to reflect how the agency of these texts conflicts and coincides with the agency of other actors connected with this trans-cultural process.

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Dec. 6, 2018

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Oct. 4, 2018

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July 6, 2018

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Keywords: Jesuits • Chinese Book Collections • Cross-cultural transfer • Imported Culture • Republic of Letters

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