Early modern litterae indipetae for the East Indies / by Elisa Frei.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frei, Elisa, 1982- author.

Series:

Jesuit studies (Leiden, Netherlands). Anti-Jesuit literature ; v. 40.

Jesuit studies ; volume 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesuits--Italy--History--17th century.

Jesuits.

Jesuits--Italy--History--18th century.

Missionaries--Appointment, call, and election.

Missionaries.

Litterae indipetae--Italy.

Litterae indipetae.

Italy.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

viii, 162 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

Summary:

"Jesuits usually joined the Society in their mid-teens, spent a decade receiving further education, and their first assignment was likely to be teaching and ministry in Europe. For many of them, however, the East Indies appealed more to their desire for novelty, danger, and martyrdom. This book considers thousands of Indipetae for the first time as a coherent and self-concluded work written by a scholar with a long-time experience with them. It demonstrates the importance of apparently secondary and less-used sources (like the generals' replies) in order to provide a more exhaustive picture of the Society of Jesus and its members' dreams and aspirations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction {u2013} 1. Litterae indipetae

2 Desires : push and pull factors

3 The petitioners{u2019} network {u2013} 4. Case studies : China and Japan {u2013} Appendix 1: Asian preference in the indipetae from the Italian Assistancy (1687{u2013}1730)

Appendix 2 : indipetae sent from the Italian Assistancy (1687{u2013}1730)

Appendix 3 : origin of the indipetae written from the Italian assistancy (1687{u2013}1730)

Appendix 4: Indipetae from the Italian assistancy according to the Jesuit Province (1687{u2013}1730)

Conclusions

Index of names.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Frei, Elisa. Early modern litterae indipetae for the East Indies

ISBN:

9789004538009

9004538003

OCLC:

1371747582