Envoys of a human God : : the Jesuit mission to Christian Ethiopia, 1557-1632 / / 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 perio...

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Superior document:Jesuit Studies, Volume 2
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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.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • The Prester John’s New Clothes / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • From Santiago to St. Paul / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Native Networks / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Mission Metrics / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Mission Politics / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Mission Culture / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Yäṭǝnt / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Exile and Memory / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Conclusions / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Leading Political Figures in the Red Sea, India and Europe, circa 1600–1635 / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • National and Provincial Rulers in Christian Ethiopia, 1603–1636 / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Jesuit Missionaries in Ethiopia, 1555–1632 / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Intellectual Production during the Mission, 1611–1632 / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Genealogical Chart of the Extended Ethiopian Royal Family (ca. 1550–1640) / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Sources and Bibliography / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner
  • Index / Andreu Martínez d’Alòs-Moner.