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The question of Hu

by Jonathan D. Spence · 1988

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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.

BiographyCatholic convertsHistoryMental illnessSocial life and customsEnfermedades mentalesConversos católicosHistoriaBiografíaKulturella förbindelser18th centuryPsykiska sjukdomar