David Emil Mungello (born 1943) is an American historian on the cultural interaction between Europe and China since 1550. He has written on the introduction of Christianity into China and the reception of

Confucianism Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or a ...

into Europe.Curriculum Vitae of D.E. Mungello
dated 2009-09-16 He is recognized as one of the leading modern authorities on the Jesuit missions in China. He has also written on the history of queer Western men in China.

Biography

Mungello received a B.A. in philosophy at

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in 1965, an M.A. in Asian Studies from the

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in 1969, and a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley in 1973. His Ph.D. dissertation was on ''Leibniz and Confucianism'', later published in 1977. He has taught at Lingnan College in

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, Briarcliff College,

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(

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), and

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Works

* ''Leibniz and Confucianism: The Search for Accord'' (1977) * . * ''The Forgotten Christians of Hangzhou'' (1994) * ''The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800'' (1999) * . * ''Western Queers in China: Flight to the Land of Oz'' (2012) * ''The Chinese Rites Controversy: Its History and Meaning'' (1994)

References

21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers American sinologists Baylor University faculty Living people 1943 births Coe College faculty University of California, Berkeley alumni American male non-fiction writers {{US-historian-stub