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Was Joaquim Angélico de Jesus Guerra S.J. (1908–1993) a 20th-Century Figurist?
Alternative Title耶穌會神父戈振東——20 世紀的「索隱派」?
Regis Cabral, Pedro
2024-06
Source PublicationMonumenta Serica
ISSN0254-9948
Volume72Issue:1Pages:243-271
Abstract

Fr. Joaquim Angélico de Jesus Guerra S.J. (Chinese name: Ge Zhendong), a Portuguese missionary in China, was the most prolific Sinologist in the Lusophone world. Over a period of nine years (1979–1988), he published his translations and commentaries on the Wujing (Five Classics) and the Sishu (Four Books), plus the Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety) and the Daodejing. Much more astonishing than his monumental Sinological work is the peculiar silence academia devoted to his achievements. One of Guerra’s remarkable features, which is a possible reason for such silence, is his alleged “figurist” attitude towards the Chinese Classics. This article discusses Guerra’s figurism and his theological background, briefly compares it with the original Figurism and theology of Joachim Bouvet and Joseph de Prémare, and finally expounds on sections of the Shijing (Book of Songs), the Shangshu (Book of Historical Documents), and the Daodejing that were interpreted typologically by the French Figurists in their commentaries on the Chinese Classics. The aim is to analyze Guerra’s interpretation of these texts and determine if typological readings of figurist type can be found in his Portuguese translations and commentaries on the Chinese Classics.

KeywordFigurism Jesuits In chIna Joaquim Guerra Portuguese Sinology
DOI10.1080/02549948.2024.2335819
URLView the original
Indexed ByESCI
Language中文Chinese
WOS Research AreaAsian Studies
WOS SubjectAsian Studies
WOS IDWOS:001251176900002
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85196522159
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DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Corresponding AuthorRegis Cabral, Pedro
AffiliationPhilosophy and Religious Studies Department of the University of Macau, Macao
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Regis Cabral, Pedro. Was Joaquim Angélico de Jesus Guerra S.J. (1908–1993) a 20th-Century Figurist?[J]. Monumenta Serica, 2024, 72(1), 243-271.
APA Regis Cabral, Pedro.(2024). Was Joaquim Angélico de Jesus Guerra S.J. (1908–1993) a 20th-Century Figurist?. Monumenta Serica, 72(1), 243-271.
MLA Regis Cabral, Pedro."Was Joaquim Angélico de Jesus Guerra S.J. (1908–1993) a 20th-Century Figurist?".Monumenta Serica 72.1(2024):243-271.
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