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Religion, Technology, and the Great and Little Divergences : China and Europe Compared, c. 700-1800.

In Religion, Technology, and the Great and Little Divergences Karel Davids analyses the influence of religious contexts on technological change in China and Europe between c.700 and 1800.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davids, Karel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2012.
Colección:History of science and medicine library. Knowledge infrastructure and knowledge economy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; The Great Divergence; Technological Change in China and Europe between c. 700 and 1800; Religion, the Economy and Technology Before 1800: Different Views; Weberian Themes and the Little Divergence; Latin Christendom and China; Evaluation; A Long-Term Comparative Approach; Aims, Concepts and Approach; Plan and Argument of This Book; 1 Religion and Visions on the Uses of Nature in China and Europe; Visions of Nature and the Great Divergence; Visions in Latin Christendom; Visions before Latin Christendom; Visions in China.
  • Visions of Nature and the Little DivergenceConclusion; 2 Religion and Human Capital Formation in China and Europe; Variations in Human Capital Formation; Religious Institutions and Formal Learning; From Divergence to Convergence and Back Again; Variations in Vocational and Technical Education; Religious Institutions and Informal Learning; Conclusion; 3 Religion and the Circulation of Technical Knowledge in China and Europe; Religion and the Circulation of Technical Knowledge Before 1500; Patterns of Circulation; Religious Travelling; Comparisons.
  • Religion and the Circulation of Technical Knowledge After 1500Texts, Images and Artefacts; Movements of People; Collection, Storage and Accessibility of Information; Conclusion; 4 Religion and Technical Innovation in China and Europe; Religion, Technical Innovation and the Great Divergence; Religious Institutions as Innovators; Religious and Secular Settings of Innovation; Incentives for Innovation; Comparing Creativity in China and Europe; Religion, Technical Innovation and the Little Divergence; Common Trajectories; Divergences in Creativity in Europe.
  • Technological Creativity and Religious ContextsConclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.