The Early Modern Jesuit Attitude towards Hindu and Ethiopian Strains of Asceticism / / Leonardo Cohen.
The book presents an early modern Jesuit attitude towards Hindu and Ethiopian strains of asceticism. The Jesuits’ descriptions of both the yogis and the Ethiopian renunciates were marked by ambivalence. While critical of these ascetics, the missionaries also pointed out admirable facets of their com...
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| Superior document: | Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2024 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2024. ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
Jesuit Studies ; 41. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (278 pages) :; illustrations. |
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| Summary: | The book presents an early modern Jesuit attitude towards Hindu and Ethiopian strains of asceticism. The Jesuits’ descriptions of both the yogis and the Ethiopian renunciates were marked by ambivalence. While critical of these ascetics, the missionaries also pointed out admirable facets of their comportment. In both the Society of Jesus’ positive and negative impressions, there are also glaring ethnocentric views that shift the spotlight onto the other’s flaws. Like many historical cases, these perceptions evolved into a sort of inverted mirror image of the self that revealed differences between the European Catholic and the native renunciate. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004538569 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Leonardo Cohen. |