Home›Sources›David E. Mungello, Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology (University of Hawaii Press)SourcesDavid E. Mungello, Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology (University of Hawaii Press)David E. MungelloCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "David E. Mungello, Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology (University of Hawaii Press)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/mungello-curious-land-university-hawaii-press.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). David E. Mungello, Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology (University of Hawaii Press). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/mungello-curious-land-university-hawaii-pressCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-david-e-mungello-curious-land-jesuit-acc, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {David E. Mungello, Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology (University of Hawaii Press)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/mungello-curious-land-university-hawaii-press}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXDavid E. Mungello's academic history traces the Jesuit mission's accommodation method in China from Matteo Ricci through the 1687 publication of Confucius Sinarum Philosophus, treating the volume as the founding text of European sinology and tracing its influence on European Enlightenment readers, including Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (8 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The standard academic history of Jesuit sinology from a university press, tier 1, matching the tier the map gives comparable university press scholarship, used here for the 1687 translation's significance and reception, corroborated by Thierry Meynard's specialist monograph on the same text.NotesWell-attestedUsed for Confucius Sinarum Philosophus's standing as the founding text of European sinology and its Enlightenment reception.CitationAuthorWell-attestedDavid E. MungelloPublisherWell-attestedUniversity of Hawaii PressSource TypeWell-attestedBook (scholarly)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Historical Figures Well-attested This source names Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz directly: "Enlightenment readers, including Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz."Source David E. Mungello, Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology (University of Hawaii Press)David E. Mungellotier 1Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested6SourcesDavid E. Mungello, Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology (University of Hawaii Press)Holds1SourcesDavid E. Mungello, Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology (University of Hawaii Press)General References1Spread EventsConfucius Sinarum Philosophus Introduces Confucius to Europe in LatinComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year