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European printing houses in Indochina – important ways of transmission of Western culture to the Far East

European printing houses in Indochina – important ways of transmission of Western culture to the Far East

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Keywords: history of Siam; history of Vietnam; missioners; Catholics; printing houses; cultural interaction

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Novakova O.V. European printing houses in Indochina – important ways of transmission of Western culture to the Far East. // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2019. N 2, p.44–57

N 2, 2019
Novakova O.V. (Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Abstract

The article examines contact between Western and Far Eastern civilizations in the early modern period. European printing houses in Siam and Vietnam introduced new printing techniques and books in the Latin alphabet. It also discusses the role of Catholic missionaries in establishing these presses and promoting Christianity in the region.