The mission of the Portuguese Augustinians to Persia and beyond (1602-1747) / by John M. Flannery.

• Author: Flannery, John M.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Christian Mission 43.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (298 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In The Mission of the Portuguese Augustinians to Persia and Beyond (1602-1747), John M. Flannery describes the establishment and activities of the Portuguese Augustinian mission in Persia. Hopes of converting the Safavid ruler of the Shi’a Muslim state would come to naught, as would the attempts of Shah ‘Abbas I to use the services of the missionaries, as representatives of the Spanish Habsburgs, to forge an anti-Ottoman alliance with the papacy and the Christian rulers of Europe. Prevented from converting Muslims, the Augustinians turned their attention to Armenian and Syriac Christians in Isfahan, later also establishing new missions among Christians in Georgia and the Mandaeans of the Basra region, all of which are described herein. The history of the Augustinian Order is generally under-represented by contrast with other Orders, and this study breaks new ground in existing scholarship.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / John M. Flannery -- 1 Introduction / John M. Flannery -- 2 The Historical Context for the Augustinian Mission to Safavid Persia / John M. Flannery -- 3 Origins of the Augustinian Order, its Portuguese Province, and the Congregation of the East Indies / John M. Flannery -- 4 Aspects of Augustinian Presence in Isfahan / John M. Flannery -- 5 A Decline in Zeal: Apostasy and Polemic / John M. Flannery -- 6 Augustinian Contacts with Armenian Christianity / John M. Flannery -- 7 The Catholic Missions to the ‘St John Christians’ / John M. Flannery -- 8 The Dispute Over Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in Basra / John M. Flannery -- 9 The Martyrdom of Queen Ketevan and the Augustinian Mission to Georgia / John M. Flannery -- 10 Some Reflections / John M. Flannery -- Bibliography / John M. Flannery -- Index / John M. Flannery.