To overcome oneself : the Jesuit ethic and spirit of global expansion, 1520-1767 /

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To Overcome Oneself offers a novel retelling of the emergence of the Western concept of "modern self," demonstrating how the struggle to forge a self was enmeshed in early modern Catholic missionary expansion. Examining the practices of Catholics in Europe and New Spain from the 1520s thro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Molina, J. Michelle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2013.
Temas:
Ignatius, > of Loyola, Saint, > 1491-1556. > Exercitia spiritualia.
Jesuits > Spiritual life.
Jesuits.
Jesuiten
Exercitia spiritualia (Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint)
Spiritual exercises.
Self > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Self (Philosophy)
Exercices spirituels.
Moi (Psychologie) > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Moi (Philosophie)
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
Spiritual life.
Geistliches Leben
Ich-Bewusstsein
devotional literature.
Devotional literature.
Littérature de dévotion.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: "To Overcome Oneself"
  • 1. The Jesuit Spiritual Exercises: Conquest of the Self, Conquest of the World
  • 2. Women's Devotional Labor
  • 3. Consolation Philosophy
  • 4. Evangelization and Consolation: Or, Philosophy in the Mission Field
  • 5. Facts: Houses, Books, and Other Remains
  • 6. Colonial Indifference? Another Approach to the Colonial Other
  • 7. A Heart-Shaped World
  • Conclusion: Re-membering the Past
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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