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|names=* Name 名: Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟 | |names=* Name 名: Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟 | ||
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|birth=December 19, 1823 at Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England | |birth=December 19, 1823 at Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England | ||
| - | |death=April 23, 1905 in Shànghǎi [[上海]] | + | |death=April 23, [[1905]] in Shànghǎi [[上海]] |
|associates=Notable Associates: | |associates=Notable Associates: | ||
* Hudson Taylor 戴德生 | * Hudson Taylor 戴德生 | ||
* Walter Henry Medhurst 麥都思 | * Walter Henry Medhurst 麥都思 | ||
* William Alexander Parsons Martin 丁韙良 | * William Alexander Parsons Martin 丁韙良 | ||
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== Joseph Edkins; Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟 (1823 - 1905) == | == Joseph Edkins; Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟 (1823 - 1905) == | ||
| - | + | Joseph Edkins was an English missionary who spent 57 years living and working in China. He is known for his studies of Chinese religion, including ''Chinese Buddhism'', published in [[1880]]. | |
'''Biography''' | '''Biography''' | ||
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| + | Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi [[上海]] where he worked with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Henry_Medhurst Walter Henry Medhurst], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_%28surgeon%29 William Lockhart], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Wylie_%28missionary%29 Alexander Wylie]. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In [[1857]] he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.<ref>''The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society'' was published from [[1859]] to [[1948]].</ref> | ||
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| + | His major work on Chinese Buddhism was published in [[1888]] in London as ''Chinese Buddhism: a volume of sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical''.<ref>Available online at Google Books [http://books.google.com/books?id=g6UvAAAAYAAJ].</ref> Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó [[普陀山]], and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time. | ||
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* ''Grammar of the Mandarin Dialect.'' 1857. | * ''Grammar of the Mandarin Dialect.'' 1857. | ||
* ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862. | * ''Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language.'' 1862. | ||
| - | * ''Narrative of a Visit to Nanking.'' 1863. | + | * ''Narrative of a Visit to Nanking.'' 1863. 8 vols. |
* ''Description of Peking. Supplement to Dr. Williamson's Travels in North China and Manchuria.'' | * ''Description of Peking. Supplement to Dr. Williamson's Travels in North China and Manchuria.'' | ||
* ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow.'' 1870. | * ''The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow.'' 1870. | ||
| - | * ''China's Place in Philology : an attempt to show that | + | * ''China's Place in Philology: an attempt to show that the languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin.'' 1871. |
| - | * ''Introduction to | + | * ''Introduction to the Study of the Chinese Characters.'' 1876. |
* ''Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library.'' 1876. | * ''Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library.'' 1876. | ||
| - | * '' | + | * ''Chinese Buddhism: a Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive, and Critical'', London 1880 |
| + | * ''The Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech.'' 1888. | ||
* ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' 1889. | * ''The Evolution of the Hebrew Language.'' 1889. | ||
* ''Studies in Genesis.'' | * ''Studies in Genesis.'' | ||
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'''Notes''' | '''Notes''' | ||
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'''References:''' | '''References:''' | ||
| - | * S. W. Bushell, "Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D." ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' (January 1906):269-271. | + | * S. W. Bushell, "Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D." ''The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland'' (January 1906): 269-271. |
[[Category:Biography]] | [[Category:Biography]] | ||
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Joseph Edkins; Aì Yuēsè 艾約瑟 (1823 - 1905)
Joseph Edkins was an English missionary who spent 57 years living and working in China. He is known for his studies of Chinese religion, including Chinese Buddhism, published in 1880.
Biography
Edkins journeyed to China in 1848 under the auspices of the London Missionary Society, settling in Shànghǎi 上海 where he worked with Walter Henry Medhurst, William Lockhart, and Alexander Wylie. His early work involved translations of medical, scientific and Christian texts. In 1857 he helped to found the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, and began to contribute articles on Chinese religion to its journal.[1]
His major work on Chinese Buddhism was published in 1888 in London as Chinese Buddhism: a volume of sketches, historical, descriptive, and critical.[2] Chapters six to eight focus on the history of Buddhism in China, chapter fifteen deals exclusively with Mount Pǔtuó 普陀山, and other chapters address Buddhist festivals, literature, and popular cults in China. Although his aim in writing this book was to understand Buddhist religious culture in order to help Christian mission efforts, his observations are interesting for their reflection of the state of Euro-American Buddhist studies during his time.
Important Works[3]
- The Jews at K'ao Fuug Foo. 1851.
- Chinese and Foreign Concord Alminack. 1852.
- Grammar of the Shanghai Dialect. 1853.
- Grammar of the Mandarin Dialect. 1857.
- Progressive Lessons in the Chinese Spoken Language. 1862.
- Narrative of a Visit to Nanking. 1863. 8 vols.
- Description of Peking. Supplement to Dr. Williamson's Travels in North China and Manchuria.
- The Miao-tsi Tribes. Foochow. 1870.
- China's Place in Philology: an attempt to show that the languages of Europe and Asia have a common origin. 1871.
- Introduction to the Study of the Chinese Characters. 1876.
- Catalogue of Chinese Works in the Bodleian Library. 1876.
- Chinese Buddhism: a Volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive, and Critical, London 1880
- The Evolution of the Chinese Language, as exemplifying the origin and growth of human speech. 1888.
- The Evolution of the Hebrew Language. 1889.
- Studies in Genesis.
Notes
- ↑ The Journal of the North-China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society was published from 1859 to 1948.
- ↑ Available online at Google Books [1].
- ↑ This list is drawn from Bushell, 270.
References:
- S. W. Bushell, "Rev. Joseph Edkins, D.D." The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (January 1906): 269-271.