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Early modern Jesuits between obedience and conscience during the generalate of Claudio Acquaviva (1581-1615) /

The Society of Jesus was founded on a principal of strict obedience to papal authority, yet the turbulent political circumstances in which they operated inevitably brought them into conflict with the Catholic hierarchy. In order to better understand and contextualise the concept of obedience from a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mostaccio, Silvia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Ashgate, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Jesuit Obedience as the Theoretical Object of Cultural Narration under General Claudio Acquaviva (1581-1615); 1 Jesuit Political Thought and Pastoral Care between Power and Obedience: Texts and Contexts; 2 'Perinde ac si cadaver essent.' The Jesuits from a Comparative Perspective; 3 Hierarchies of Obedience in the Society of Jesus during the Pontificate of Sixtus V (1585-90); 4 A Gendered Obedience? The Spiritual Exercises by Jesuits and by Women: Two Case Studies and their Context.
  • Conclusion: Contexts and Challenges for Jesuit Obedience Both within and Outside the SocietyBibliography; Index.