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February 26, 2026Scientific Research and Development Modern Communication StudiesOpen Access

The Strategy of Cultural Adaptation in Matteo Ricci’s “Western Song”: Resemanticizing Chinese Philosophical Concepts for Conveying Christian Ideas

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LKL. A. Kazymova

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Analysis of resemanticizing Chinese concepts to convey Christian ideas, suggesting effective intercultural dialogue.

Key Points

  • This research aims to systematically analyze Matteo Ricci's strategy of resemanticization of Chinese philosophical concepts to convey Christian ideas.
  • Interdisciplinary approach combining conceptual analysis and historical-philosophical reconstruction
  • Utilization of texts from Chinese philosophical canons and the Bible
  • Linguistic and philosophical analysis of Ricci's Western Song
  • Identified semantic shifts in key concepts such as Mandate of Heaven and Heaven
  • Found that Ricci transformed Chinese cosmocentric thought towards a Christian theocentric model
  • Defined hermeneutical limits based on ontological differences between the two philosophies

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L. A. Kazymova (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699fe39d95ddcd3a253e7ab1https://doi.org/10.12737/2587-9103-2026-15-1-60-67
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