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

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...

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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.
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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.