The question of Hu

Jonathan D. Spence First published 1988

About this book

It is the story of John Hu, a lowly but devout Chinese Catholic who in 1722 accompanied a Jesuit missionary on a journey to France--a journey that ended with Hu's confinement in a lunatic asylum.

Subjects

  • 18th century
  • asian
  • biografía
  • biography
  • catholic converts
  • conversos católicos
  • enfermedades mentales
  • historia
  • history
  • katolska konvertiter
  • kulturella förbindelser
  • mental illness
  • psykiska sjukdomar
  • social life and customs