The Jesuits : cultures, sciences, and the arts, 1540-1773 /
"In recent years scholars in a range of disciplines have begun to re-evaluate the history of the Society of Jesus. Approaching the subject with new questions and methods, they have reconsidered the importance of the Society in many sectors, including those related to the sciences and the arts....
| Other Authors / Creators: | O'Malley, John W., editor. |
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| Natura: | eBook Elettronico |
| Lingua: | English |
| Imprint: | Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [1999] |
| Serie: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accesso online: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Riassunto: | "In recent years scholars in a range of disciplines have begun to re-evaluate the history of the Society of Jesus. Approaching the subject with new questions and methods, they have reconsidered the importance of the Society in many sectors, including those related to the sciences and the arts. They have also looked at the Jesuits as emblematic of certain traits of early modern Europeans, especially as those Europeans interacted with 'the Other' in Asia and the Americas." "Originating in an international conference held at Boston College in 1997, the thirty-five essays here reflect this new historiographical trend."--Jacket An astounding history of the accomplishments of the Society of Jesus, from painting and poetry to cartography and physics, from Europe to New France to China. |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Papers from International conference titled: The Jesuits : Culture, Learning, and the Arts, 1540-1773, held late May 1997 at Boston College. Print version record. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xx, 772 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 144268156X 9781442681569 |
| Note sull'autore: | John W. O'Malley , S.J., is professor in the Department of Church History at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology.Bailey Gauvin Alexander : Gauvin Alexander Bailey is an associate Professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Clark University.Harris Steven J. : Steven J. Harris is a professor at the Jesuit Institute, Boston College.Kennedy T. Frank : T. Frank Kennedy , S.J. is a professor in and chair of the Department of Music at Boston College. |