figurism
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(Christianity, historical) An intellectual movement of Jesuit missionaries at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, whose participants viewed the I Ching as a prophetic book containing the mysteries of Christianity, and prioritized working with the Qing Emperor (rather than with the Chinese literati) as a way of promoting Christianity in China.
figurism
At the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, some Jesuit missionaries embraced figurism, interpreting the I Ching as a repository of Christian prophecy and prioritizing work with the Qing emperor over engagement with the Chinese literati.
At the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, some Jesuit missionaries embraced figurism, interpreting the I Ching as a repository of Christian prophecy and prioritizing work with the Qing emperor over engagement with the Chinese literati.
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