Jennifer D. Selwyn

A Paradise Inhabited by Devils (eBook, ePUB)

The Jesuits' Civilizing Mission in Early Modern Naples

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 to Christian missionary activities. Taking as its focus the city of Naples, this study illuminates how one group of missionaries, the Jesuits, worked to bring 'civilization' not only to far away pagan lands, but also to 'barbarous' and 'ungovernable' regions within Christian Europe. It is argued that this work within Christendom had a marked influence on the Jesuits that affected their outlook and global civilizing mission.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351962117
• Artikelnr.: 47956466

Autorenporträt

Jennifer D. Selwyn is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of New Hampshire, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
A paradise inhabited by devils
'Planting many virtues there': early Jesuit missions in Naples, 1550-1620
Reverberations from the New World
'Use every means that you will judge opportune': instructions to Jesuit missionaries
Taming the beast: confronting discord in early modern Naples
Perfecting one's craft: Jesuit missionary theater in Naples
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.