The first Italian indipetae: Jesuit petitions for the Indies (1557-80)
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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Colombo, Emanuele 1976- (HerausgeberIn), Gaddo, Irene (HerausgeberIn), Mongini, Guido 1964- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Italienisch
Veröffentlicht: Chestnut Hill, MA Institutes of Jesuit Sources, Boston College 2024
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Abstract:"The litterae indipetae (from Latin, petere Indias) are the petitions of Jesuits who yearned to be assigned to foreign missions. While scholars have delved deeply into the nearly sixteen thousand indipetae written between 1581 (at the outset of Claudio Acquaviva's generalate) and 1773 (the date of the Society's suppression), scant attention has been given to the "first" indipetae. These early petitions, composed during the generalates of Diego Laínez (1558-65), Francisco de Borja (1565-72), and Everard Mercurian (1573-80), stand as innovative exemplars of a genre that would burgeon during the seventeenth century and last until the mid-twentieth century. This volume tells the story of ninety-one indipetae. These are displayed alongside their English translations to allow readers to relive the fervor and dreams of early Jesuits."
Beschreibung:All the 91 letters are displayed alongside their English translations (pages 77-329)
Umfang:363 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781947617209