Jesuits and the book of nature : : science and education in modern Portugal /

Jesuits and the book of nature : : science and education in modern Portugal / / Francisco Malta Romeiras.

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Jesuits and the Book of Nature: Science and Education in Modern Portugal offers an account of the Jesuits’ contributions to science and education after the restoration of the Society of Jesus in Portugal in 1858. As well as promoting an education grounded on an “alliance between religion and science...

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Superior document:Jesuit Studies; volume25
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Romeiras, Francisco Malta,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : BRILL,, 2019.
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Jesuit Studies; volume25.
Physical Description:1 online resource (299 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Figures and Tables
  • Introduction
  • Jesuit Science and Education: a Brief History
  • Introduction
  • The Pombaline Expulsion and the Building of Anti-Jesuitism
  • Carlos Rademaker and the Restoration of the Society of Jesus in Portugal
  • For the Greater Credibility: Science and Education in Modern Portugal
  • The Republican Exile and the Confiscation of the Natural History Collections
  • The Journal Brotéria, the Book of Nature, and the Greater Glory of God
  • The Journal Brotéria: Vulgarização científica and the Popularization of Science, Technology, and Medicine
  • Taxonomy, Cytogenetics, and Plant Breeding in the Early Years of Estado Novo
  • New Lenses to Read the Book of Nature: Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, and Bioethics
  • Conclusion
  • Back Matter
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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