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@article{ART001671267},
author={Nam-See Kim},
title={Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2012},
number={67},
pages={429-460},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu..67.201206.429}

TY - JOUR
AU - Nam-See Kim
TI - Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2012
VL - null
IS - 67
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 429
EP - 460
SN - 1598-3021
AB - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) is an attempt to apply the Western art of memory to Chinese characters and texts. In this book Ricci introduced the principles of the art of memory for the first time to China, as well as a variety of ways of remembering Chinese texts,based on his unique understanding of Chinese characters. This paper aims mainly to survey the important points of this book that has been little studied until now. For this purpose, we outline at first the structure and principles of the Western art of memory and show how Ricci applied it to Chinese contexts. Unlike the other books written by Ricci, the influence of this book on Chinese people was almost negligible. But here we can observe the way in which a 16th century European intellectual understood and appropriated the Chinese knowledge system. This is one of the important issues that arose as the different cultures of Europe and China came into contact.
KW - Matteo Ricci;Xiguojifa;the art of memory;western understanding of Chinese Character
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu..67.201206.429
ER -

Nam-See Kim. (2012). Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 67, 429-460.

Nam-See Kim. 2012, "Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, no.67, pp.429-460. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu..67.201206.429

Nam-See Kim "Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 67 pp.429-460 (2012) : 429.

Nam-See Kim. Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -. 2012; 67 : 429-460. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu..67.201206.429

Nam-See Kim. "Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University no.67(2012) : 429-460.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu..67.201206.429

Nam-See Kim. Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 67, 429-460. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu..67.201206.429

Nam-See Kim. Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2012; 67 429-460. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu..67.201206.429

Nam-See Kim. Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -. 2012; 67 : 429-460. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu..67.201206.429

Nam-See Kim. "Chinese Character as Memory Image - Matteo Ricci’s The Western Art of Memory(西國記法) -" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University no.67(2012) : 429-460.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu..67.201206.429