A paradise inhabited by devils : the Jesuits' civilizing mission in early modern Naples /

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In recent years much scholarly attention has been focused on the encounter of cultures during the early modern period, and the global implications that such encounters held. As a result of this work, scholars have now begun to re-evaluate many aspects of early culture contact, not least with respect...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Selwyn, Jennifer D., 1962- (Author)
Corporate Author: Jesuit Historical Institute
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Series:Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
Bibliotheca Instituti Historici S.I.
Subjects:
Jesuits > Missions > Italy > Naples > History > 16th century.
Jesuits > Missions > Italy > Naples > History > 17th century.
Jesuits
1500-1734
Missions > Italy > Naples > History > 16th century.
Missions > Italy > Naples > History > 17th century.
Missionaries > Italy > Naples > History > 16th century.
Missionaries > Italy > Naples > History > 17th century.
Missions > Italie > Naples > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Missions > Italie > Naples > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Missionnaires > Italie > Naples > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Missionnaires > Italie > Naples > Histoire > 17e siècle.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Manners and customs
Missionaries
Missions
Social conditions
Naples (Italy) > Church history.
Naples (Italy) > Social conditions.
Naples (Italy) > Social life and customs.
Naples (Italy) > History > 1503-1734.
Naples (Italie) > Conditions sociales.
Naples (Italie) > Histoire > 1503-1734.
Italy > Naples
Church history
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A paradise inhabited by devils
  • 2. 'Planting many virtues there' : early Jesuit missions in Naples, 1550-1620
  • 3. Reverberations from the New World
  • 4. 'Use every means that you will judge opportune' : instructions to Jesuit missionaries
  • 5. Taming the beast : confronting discord in early modern Naples
  • 6. Perfecting one's craft : Jesuit missionary theater in Naples.

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