Envoys of a human God : : the Jesuit mission to Christian Ethiopia, 1557-1632 / / by Andreu Martinez d'Alòs-Moner.

• Superior document: Jesuit Studies, Volume 2
• VerfasserIn: Martínez d'Alós-Moner, Andreu,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2015.; ©©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Jesuit studies ; Volume 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (453 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; The Prester John’s New Clothes /; From Santiago to St. Paul /; Native Networks /; Mission Metrics /; Mission Politics /; Mission Culture /; Yäṭǝnt /; Exile and Memory /; Conclusions /; Leading Political Figures in the Red Sea, India and Europe, circa 1600–1635 /; National and Provincial Rulers in Christian Ethiopia, 1603–1636 /; Jesuit Missionaries in Ethiopia, 1555–1632 /; Intellectual Production during the Mission, 1611–1632 /; Genealogical Chart of the Extended Ethiopian Royal Family (ca. 1550–1640) /; Sources and Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004289151
• ISSN: 2214-3289
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Andreu Martinez d'Alòs-Moner.

In Envoys of A Human God Andreu Martínez offers a comprehensive study of the religious mission led by the Society of Jesus in Christian Ethiopia. The mission to Ethiopia was one of the most challenging undertakings carried out by the Catholic Church in early modern times. The book examines the period of early Portuguese contacts with the Ethiopian monarchy, the mission’s main developments and its aftermath, with the expulsion of the Jesuit missionaries. The study profits from both an intense reading of the historical record and the fruits of recent archaeological research. Long-held historiographical assumptions are challenged and the importance of cultural and socio-political factors in the attraction and ultimate estrangement between European Catholics and Ethiopian Christians is highlighted.