The early modern Jesuit attitude towards Hindu and Ethiopian strains of asceticism
"The book presents an early modern Jesuit attitude towards Hindu and Ethiopian strains of asceticism. The Jesuits' descriptions of both the yogis and the Ethiopian renunciates were marked by ambivalence. While critical of these ascetics, the missionaries also pointed out admirable facets o...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electronic/Print Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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Jesuit studies (volume 41)
Ano: 2024 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | Jesuit studies
volume 41 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Jesuítas
/ Äthiopische Kirche
/ Hinduísmo
/ Ascese
/ Espiritualidade
/ Missão
/ História 1500-1600
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| Classificações IxTheo: | KAH Idade Moderna KBM Ásia KBN África subsaariana KDB Igreja católica RJ Missão |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
YaʼItyop̣yā ʼortodoks tawāḥedo béta kerestiyān
Relations
Catholic Church
B Europeans Attitudes B Asceticism Comparative studies B Catholic Church Relations Hinduism B Jesuits Missions History B Catholic Church Relations YaʼItyop̣yā ʼortodoks tawāḥedo béta kerestiyān B Hinduism Relations Catholic Church |
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| Resumo: | "The book presents an early modern Jesuit attitude towards Hindu and Ethiopian strains of asceticism. The Jesuits' descriptions of both the yogis and the Ethiopian renunciates were marked by ambivalence. While critical of these ascetics, the missionaries also pointed out admirable facets of their comportment. In both the Society of Jesus' positive and negative impressions, there are also glaring ethnocentric views that shift the spotlight onto the other's flaws. Like many historical cases, these perceptions evolved into a sort of inverted mirror image of the self that revealed differences between the European Catholic and the native renunciate"-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 221-247 und Index |
| ISBN: | 9004538550 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004538566 |