The Beyond Ricci website and database aims to introduce readers to the Jesuitica Collection at the Burns Library, Boston College, by highlighting books written about China by Jesuit missionaries. (The Jesuitica collection is broader than this, but for the purposes of this website, we have focused on east-west cultural exchange and interaction).
Resources Available
- Beyond Ricci: Celebrating Four Hundred Years of the Chinese Catholic Church: Hour-long documentary video with English and Chinese captions available
- Books: Features images and discussion of 13 books from the collection, as well as access to digitized copies
- People: Biographies of individuals involved in Jesuit-Chinese exchange
- Places: Archival images and information on key places in Jesuit-Chinese exchange
- Knowledge: Writings and interests (such as astronomy, maps, and silk) of Jesuits in China
- Narratives: Combines information on books, people, and places to construct narratives about Jesuits in China
