Angelo Zottoli, a Jesuit Missionary in China (1848 to 1902): His Life and Ideas

This book explores the cosmogonic works of Fr. Angelo Zottoli S.J., a Jesuit missionary in Xujiahui, Shanghai, and how he reimagined his ideas, personality, and relationship with local Chinese converts, including Ma Xiangbo. It highlights the importance of cosmogony in the cross-cultural and interdisciplinary environment of Xujiahui and sheds light on the complex relationship between European missionaries and Chinese students in nineteenth-century Shanghai.

Format: Hardback
Length: 175 pages
Publication date: 23 July 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

Fr. Angelo Zottoli S.J., a Jesuit missionary who has received relatively little attention from modern scholars, deserves special recognition for his theological and philosophical ideas. This book explores the cosmogonic works of Zottoli, a missionary who flourished in Xujiahui, modern Shanghai. It seeks to shed light on the importance of cosmogony in the cross-cultural and interdisciplinary environment of Xujiahui. Through his teaching and sermons, Zottoli reimagined his cosmogonic ideas, his personality, and his relationship with local Chinese converts. Among his most famous students was Ma Xiangbo (1840–1939), and Zottoli played a crucial role in Ma's intellectual formation. A broader familiarity with Zottoli's works is not only interesting in itself but also paves the way for future studies on the complex and multifaceted relationship between European missionaries and Chinese students in Shanghai during the nineteenth century.

Fr. Angelo Zottoli S.J., a Jesuit missionary who has received relatively little attention from modern scholars, deserves special recognition for his theological and philosophical ideas. This book explores the cosmogonic works of Zottoli, a missionary who flourished in Xujiahui, modern Shanghai. It seeks to shed light on the importance of cosmogony in the cross-cultural and interdisciplinary environment of Xujiahui. Through his teaching and sermons, Zottoli reimagined his cosmogonic ideas, his personality, and his relationship with local Chinese converts. Among his most famous students was Ma Xiangbo (1840–1939), and Zottoli played a crucial role in Ma's intellectual formation. A broader familiarity with Zottoli's works is not only interesting in itself but also paves the way for future studies on the complex and multifaceted relationship between European missionaries and Chinese students in Shanghai during the nineteenth century.

Weight: 388g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811652967
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022