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Matteo Ricci (1552∼1610), an Italian Jesuit missionary from Macerata, has for several centuries received a great deal of attention in East Asia, despite remaining generally unknown in Europe. In addition, Ricci’s Chŏnju sirŭi (天主實義) [The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven], despite being famous in China and Korea, is generally unknown to Westerners, with the exception of a select number of researchers and academics. Chŏnju sirŭi (天主實義), which was brought from Beijing by Korean envoys, after being initially criticised, eventually stimulated a group of Koreans to convert to this foreign ‘Western Learning’ (西學), as it was known towards the end of the eighteenth century. This paper has three objectives: firstly, to examine Matteo Ricci’s private letters and journal (written in Italian) for information on Korea, which is extremely important from a historiographical point of view, and which has been generally overlooked or ignored completely. Secondly, it examines Ricci’s accommodation to Confucian ways, culminating in Chŏnju sirŭi (天主實義), usually referred to by Ricci in his own writings as a “catechism”. It highlights Ricci’s rejection of the Neo-Confucian ideas of Zhu Xi (朱熹; 1130∼1200), and his proposal to return to “original” Confucianism, at a time when Neo-Confucianism had firmly taken root in Korea, producing great scholars such as Yi Hwang (李滉; 1501∼1570) and Yi I (李珥; 1536∼1584). Thirdly, I will outline the complicated reception of Ricci’s Catholic ideas in Korea, from their initial rejection, to their acceptance by a group of Korean Confucian scholar’s, where they would revolutionize Korea’s religious and intellectual landscape, leading many women to get involved with a “dangerous” doctrine which taught them about equality.

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Introduction
 Ricci's World Map and Korea
 The Hideyoshi Invasions through Matteo Ricci's Writings
 From the Jesuit Matteo Ricci to the Mandarin Li Madou(利瑪寶).
 Christianising Confucianism and Confucianising Christianity in the Chonju sirui
 Ricci's Christianity amongst Korean Confucians
 Conclusion
 Bibliography
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저자

• Kevin Cawley [ Unversity College Cork, Ireland ]

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발행기관

간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  남도문화연구 [The Centre for Namdo Culture]

• 간기

  연3회

• pISSN

  1975-826X

• 수록기간

  1994~2025

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 911 DDC 951