Daniel SAID MONTEIRO
The circulation of cosmological knowledge in mid Edo Japan: a study of the writings of Nishikawa Joken (1648-1724) and his milieu
Institution : Université Paris Diderot
Promotion : 2016
Field of Study : Humanities, Arts, Letters and Literature
Research Unit : East Asian Civilisations Research Centre – CRCAO
Doctoral School :
Langue, Littérature, Image, civilisations et sciences humaines (domaines francophone, anglophone et d’Asie orientale)
Thesis Description :
The goal of my thesis is to understand the circulation and diffusion of cosmological knowledge in early modern Japan, with special focus on European and Chinese sources.