Alternate Title
Category
Subject Guides and Bibliographies
Institution
KU Leuven
Access
open access
URL
https://www.arts.kuleuven.be/chinese-studies/english/cct
Description
The Chinese Christian Texts Database (CCT-database), initiated by the late Professor Erik Zürcher and developed by Ad Dudink and Nicolas Standaert at KU Leuven, is a referential research database of primary and secondary sources concerning cultural contacts between China and Europe from 1582 to c. 1840, covering religion, philosophy, science, and art. The database contains approximately 1,050 Chinese primary sources (printed books, manuscripts, pamphlets, and maps), approximately 4,000 European primary sources, and over 11,000 secondary sources linked to primary sources where applicable. It is multilingual with extensive search capabilities and detailed bibliographical information including content descriptions, call numbers in major library collections, and notes on author and text history; thematic categorization follows the Handbook of Christianity in China: Volume One (635–1800). Access is free.
Source List
ACLS Open Database Resource Guide
Tags
Missionaries Philosophy Religion Late Imperial (1368–1912) Colonialism Secondary sources
Last Modified
5/13/2026 5:00pm