Joseph Edkins
Edkins, Joseph
[English] Joseph Edkins (b. 1823 in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England; d. 1905 in Shanghai, Kiangsu, China) was a British Protestant missionary who spent 57 years in China, 30 of them in Beijing (Peking). As a Sinologue, he specialized in Chinese religions. Edkins was also a linguist, a translator, and a philologist. He wrote many books about the Chinese language and the Chinese religions especially Buddhism. [Deutsch] Joseph Edkins (* 1823 in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England; † 1905 in Shanghai, Kiangsu, China) war ein britischer protestantischer Missionar, der 57 Jahre in China, davon 30 in Beijing (Peking) verbrachte. Als Sinologe war er spezialisiert auf chinesische Religionen. Edkins war auch Sprachwissenschaftler, Übersetzer und Philologe. Er schrieb viele Bücher über die chinesische Sprache und die chinesischen Religionen, insbesondere den Buddhismus.
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Religion in China
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Opium
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Religion in China
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Chinese Buddhism
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China's place in philology
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The Early Spread of Religious Ideas Especially in the Far East
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Progressive lessons in the Chinese spoken language
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Religion in China; Containing a Brief Account of the Three Religions of the Chinese
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The revenue and taxation of the Chinese empire
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Banking and prices in China
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The recent changes at Peking ; and, Recollections of Peking
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Chinese currency
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The early spread of religious ideas
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Ancient symbolism among the Chinese
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Description of Peking
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Religion in China: Containing a Brief Account of the Three Religions of the Chinese: with ..
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Modern China
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The evolution of the Hebrew language
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The evolution of the Chinese language
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Progressive lessons in the Chinese spoken language, with lists of common words and phrases, and an appendix containing the laws of tones in the Peking dialect
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Local value in Chinese arithmetical notation
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La religion en Chine, expose des trois religions des chinois
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Introduction to the study of the Chinese characters
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A vocabulary of the Shanghai dialect
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Religion in China
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Opium
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Religion in China
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Chinese Buddhism
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China's place in philology
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The Early Spread of Religious Ideas Especially in the Far East
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Progressive lessons in the Chinese spoken language
- Open Work
Religion in China; Containing a Brief Account of the Three Religions of the Chinese
- Open Work
The revenue and taxation of the Chinese empire
- Open Work
Banking and prices in China
- Open Work
The recent changes at Peking ; and, Recollections of Peking
- Open Work
Chinese currency
- Open Work
The early spread of religious ideas
- Open Work
Ancient symbolism among the Chinese
- Open Work
Description of Peking
- Open Work
Religion in China: Containing a Brief Account of the Three Religions of the Chinese: with ..
- Open Work
Modern China
- Open Work
The evolution of the Hebrew language
- Open Work
The evolution of the Chinese language
- Open Work
Progressive lessons in the Chinese spoken language, with lists of common words and phrases, and an appendix containing the laws of tones in the Peking dialect
- Open Work
Local value in Chinese arithmetical notation
- Open Work
La religion en Chine, expose des trois religions des chinois
- Open Work
Introduction to the study of the Chinese characters
- Open Work
A vocabulary of the Shanghai dialect