Subject: Missionaries--Training of--History--16th-18th centuries

Journey to the East : the Jesuit mission to China, 1579-1724
AuthorBrockey, Liam Matthew
PlaceCambridge, MA
PublisherBelknap Press of Harvard University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook, Digital Book (PDF)
Series
ShelfDigital Archives, Seminar Room 102-103
Call NumberBV3417.B76 2007
Descriptionxii, 496 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. + pdf
Note

Journey to the East : the Jesuit mission to China, 1579-1724 / Liam Matthew Brockey.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-477) and index.


Preface -- Note on translations and orthography -- Introduction -- PART I. CHARTING THE COURSE. An uneasy foothold -- In the shadow of greatness -- Witnesses to Armageddon -- The problem of success -- Between tolerance and the intolerable -- PART II. BUILDING THE CHURCH. In the Apostles' classroom -- Learning the language of birds -- The business of conversion -- A good method and order -- Brothers of passion and mercy -- Conclusion -- Bibliographic note -- Notes -- Illustration credits -- Index.

Dig.ed. local access only [Brockey-Journey to the East.pdf]

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