The Acta Pekinensia or Historical Records of the Maillard de Tournon Legation / / Kilian Stumpf SJ, Paul Rule and Claudia von Collani.

• Superior document: Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024
• VerfasserIn: SJ, Kilian Stumpf,
• TeilnehmendeR: Collani, Claudia von,; Rule, Paul,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2024.; ©2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2024.; Studies in the History of Christianity in East Asia ; 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (654 pages)
• Other title: Volume III: January 1708 - February 1709; Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Acta Pekinensia—January 1708 to February 1709 -- Major Headings and Subheadings -- January 1708 -- February 1708 -- March 1708 -- April 1708 -- May 1708 -- June 1708 -- July 1708 -- August 1708 -- September 1708 -- October 1708 -- November 1708 -- December 1708 -- January 1709 -- February 1709 -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004697624
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kilian Stumpf SJ, Paul Rule and Claudia von Collani.

The Acta Pekinensia is a Latin manuscript found in the Jesuit Roman Archives. It is a record of the papal legation to China of Charles Maillard de Tournon, from his arrival in China to his death in Macau. It was compiled by Kilian Stumpf, a German Jesuit missionary/scientist serving at the court of the Kangxi emperor of China. Stumpf was in a privileged position to record day by day the events of this crucial episode not only in the history of Christianity in China but in Chinese-Western relations. This annotated translation provides a full documentation and an acute and lively commentary on the clash of values which resulted in the failure of the legation and the condemnation of Chinese Rites.