The memory palace of Matteo Ricci
Biographies, Histoire (biographies), Sciences et médecine (biographies), Religion (biographies), Asie (histoire)
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Résumé
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) was an Italian Jesuit who lived and worked in China for much of his life, immersing himself in a wave of religious conversion and political intrigue. The "memory palace" of the title refers to a mnemonic learning… system that Ricci mastered during his studies in Rome and later shared with the elite Chinese of the Ming dynasty. The author structures his portrait of Ricci around this complex system. 1984.