于君方（Chün-fang Yü） 臺灣東海大學畢業，哥倫比亞大學博士學位。哥倫比亞大學宗教系榮譽退休教授，現為中央研究院院士。多年從事漢傳佛教的研究，包括漢傳佛教思想、制度、儀軌，佛教與社會諸課題，對佛教的漢化、佛教與釋道之間的互動、佛教與性別特別有興趣。 主要著作包括 The Renewal of Buddhism in China: Chu-hung and the Late Ming Synthesis（《漢傳佛教復興——雲棲袾宏及明末融合》）；The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 8, “The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644”（《劍橋中國明代史1368-1644（下卷）》第十四章〈明代佛教〉）；合編Pilgrims and Sacred Sitesin China（《中國進香與朝聖之地》...(展开全部)

于君方（Chün-fang Yü） 臺灣東海大學畢業，哥倫比亞大學博士學位。哥倫比亞大學宗教系榮譽退休教授，現為中央研究院院士。多年從事漢傳佛教的研究，包括漢傳佛教思想、制度、儀軌，佛教與社會諸課題，對佛教的漢化、佛教與釋道之間的互動、佛教與性別特別有興趣。 主要著作包括 The Renewal of Buddhism in China: Chu-hung and the Late Ming Synthesis（《漢傳佛教復興——雲棲袾宏及明末融合》）；The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 8, “The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644”（《劍橋中國明代史1368-1644（下卷）》第十四章〈明代佛教〉）；合編Pilgrims and Sacred Sitesin China（《中國進香與朝聖之地》...(展开全部)

First published in 1981, The Renewal of Buddhism in China broke new ground in the study of Chinese Buddhism. An interdisciplinary study of a Buddhist master and reformer in late Ming China, it challenged the conventional view that Buddhism had reached its height under the Tang dynasty (618–907) and steadily declined afterward. Chün-fang Yü details how in sixteenth-century China...(展开全部)

First published in 1981, The Renewal of Buddhism in China broke new ground in the study of Chinese Buddhism. An interdisciplinary study of a Buddhist master and reformer in late Ming China, it challenged the conventional view that Buddhism had reached its height under the Tang dynasty (618–907) and steadily declined afterward. Chün-fang Yü details how in sixteenth-century China...(展开全部)

This is the first comprehensive work on one of the key figures in early Chinese-Western relations. Xu Guangqi was one of the first promoters of Western science in China, worked together with the Jesuit Matteo Ricci on translations of Western science, was one of the first Chinese converts, a high-ranking statesman, organizer of a major calendar reform, introduced Western weapons...(展开全部)

An unprecedented passion for saving lives swept through late Ming society, giving rise to charitable institutions that transcended family, class, and religious boundaries. Analyzing lecture transcripts, administrative guidelines, didactic tales, and diaries, Joanna Handlin Smith abandons the facile explanation that charity was a response to poverty and social unrest and examine...(展开全部)

An unprecedented passion for saving lives swept through late Ming society, giving rise to charitable institutions that transcended family, class, and religious boundaries. Analyzing lecture transcripts, administrative guidelines, didactic tales, and diaries, Joanna Handlin Smith abandons the facile explanation that charity was a response to poverty and social unrest and examine...(展开全部)

卜正明，先后毕业于多伦多大学和哈佛大学。1986年任教于多伦多大学历史系，并于1997—1999年期间任斯坦福大学历史系教授。主要从事亚洲历史和文化的研究，研究领域涉及明代的社会和文化史、二战时期日本在中国的占领，以及当代人权问题。

卜正明，先后毕业于多伦多大学和哈佛大学。1986年任教于多伦多大学历史系，并于1997—1999年期间任斯坦福大学历史系教授。主要从事亚洲历史和文化的研究，研究领域涉及明代的社会和文化史、二战时期日本在中国的占领，以及当代人权问题。

The last century of China's Ming dynasty (1368-1644) saw many troubles and challenges from abroad. Pirates raided the coast, Europeans challenged the traditional world order of the tribute system, and the everlasting threat from the northern steppe people continued to raise concerns for the state. This climate of uncertainty resulted in many Ming literati discussing foreign cou...(展开全部)