The Importance of Ferdinand Augustin Hallerstein for Cultural and Political Relations with China and Korea

Author:

Saje, Mitja

Format:

Journal Article

Year:

2015

Journal Title:

Asian Studies

Volume:

3

Issue:

2

Language:

English

Abstract:

Since symbols of early cultural relations between Europe and East Asia are important, we are striving to restore the image of Augustin Hallerstein (1703–1774) in China and earn his legacy its appropriate position in the history of the Qing dynasty next to other great Jesuits like Adam Shall von Bell (1591–1666), Ferdinand Verbiest (1623–1688), or Ignatius Kögler (1680–1746). A two-year EU project made possible the publication of a monograph in English, which was translated into Chinese and published in China in February 2015. Wider popularization of his achievements should be beneficial to Slovenia as well as to China, where he did his work. Such common heroes of the past could often be used to promote better understanding and cooperation between China and Slovenia. Through strong connections with Korean scholars he gained a high reputation in Korea as well.

Zaradi pomembnosti, ki jo imajo simboli zgodnjih kulturnih stikov med Evropo in vzhodno Azijo, si prizadevamo obuditi podobo Avguština Hallersteina (1703–1774) v skladu s položajem, ki ga je dosegel na Kitajskem, ter mu zagotoviti primerno mesto v zgodovini dinastije Qing ob boku drugih najpomembnejših jezuitov, kot so bili Adam Shall von Bell (1591–1666), Ferdinand Verbiest (1623–1688) ali Ignatius Kögler (1680–1746). Dve letni EU projekt je omogočil izdajo angleške monografije, ki so jo leta 2015 prevedli in izdali na Kitajskem. Širša odmevnost njegovih dosežkov je pomembna tako za Slovenijo kot za Kitajsko. Taki skupni junaki preteklosti so lahko pogosto v pomoč za boljše medsebojno razumevanje in sodelovanje med Kitajsko in Slovenijo. Podobno bi lahko veljalo tudi za Korejo, ker si je Hallerstein v sodelovanju z njihovimi učenjaki pridobil velik ugled tudi v Koreji.

 

Who (Jesuits):

Hallerstein, Augustin, 1703–1774

What (Subjects):

Politics

Intercultural Dialogue

Missions -- History -- Regional

Where (Locations):

Asia -- China

Asia -- Korea

Europe -- Slovenia

When (Centuries):

18th century

Publisher URL:

https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/4299

https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/4299/5485

Page Range:

13–32

ISSN:

2350-4226

2232-5131

DOI:

10.4312/as.2015.3.2.13-32