PALACE OF PUZZLES
The Legacy of James Legge:
James Legge left his Huntly birthplace in Aberdeenshire as a missionary to the Far East . Believing that he had to understand those he sought to convert, he learned Chinese and began a lifelong study of their language and culture. Later occupying the first chair of Sinology at Oxford , he published numerous monumental volumes of the Chinese Classics - including the Confucius Analects and the Book of Changes or Yijing. This opened channels of exchange that led to a deeper understanding of China and seeded early modern globalisation.
In summer Deveron Arts launched a project about James Legge and his legacy with The Utopia Group from Beijing.
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The Legacy of James Legge:
James Legge left his Huntly birthplace in Aberdeenshire as a missionary to the Far East . Believing that he had to understand those he sought to convert, he learned Chinese and began a lifelong study of their language and culture. Later occupying the first chair of Sinology at Oxford , he published numerous monumental volumes of the Chinese Classics - including the Confucius Analects and the Book of Changes or Yijing. This opened channels of exchange that led to a deeper understanding of China and seeded early modern globalisation.
In summer Deveron Arts launched a project about James Legge and his legacy with The Utopia Group from Beijing.
Click here for full programme of events
Deveron Arts
more projects...