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100 1 _aFrei, Elisa,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aEarly Modern Litterae Indipetae for the East Indies /
_cElisa Frei.
264 1 _aLeiden ;
_aBoston :
_bBrill,
_c2023.
264 4 _c©2023
300 _a1 online resource (172 pages) :
_billustrations.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aEarly Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2023
490 1 _aJesuit Studies ;
_v40
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _tPreliminary Material /
_rElisa Frei -- Copyright Page /
_rElisa Frei -- Dedication /
_rElisa Frei -- Acknowledgments /
_rElisa Frei -- Introduction /
_rElisa Frei -- Chapter 1 Litterae Indipetae /
_rElisa Frei -- Chapter 2 Desires: Push and Pull Factors /
_rElisa Frei -- Chapter 3 The Petitioners’ Network /
_rElisa Frei -- Chapter 4 Case Studies: China and Japan /
_rElisa Frei -- Conclusions /
_rElisa Frei -- Index of Names /
_rElisa Frei.
520 _aDuring the early modern period, thousands of Jesuits across Europe wrote individual applications for appointments in the “Indies” directly to the superior general of the Society of Jesus in Rome. Known today as litterae indipetae (from Indias petere, that is, applying for the missions in the Eastern and Western territories), these letters encompassed the most personal desires, hopes, and dreams of young Jesuits who sought to become missionaries. This book is the first English monograph on litterae indipetae and studies their style and structure, the background of their authors and the reasons behind their choices, as well as the network surrounding this practice (natural and spiritual families, procurators, confrères). Its purpose is also to capture the experiences of these individuals since lost to history by studying thousands of indipetae, in this case written mainly by Italian Jesuits at the turn of the eighteenth century. It focuses especially on the petitions aimed at East Asia, and offers in-depth analysis of cases of Jesuits whose missionary zeal for China and Japan was fulfilled—or not.
546 _aEnglish
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aJesuits
_zItaly
_xHistory
_y17th century.
650 0 _aJesuits
_zItaly
_xHistory
_y18th century.
650 0 _aLitterae indipetae
_zItaly.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tEarly Modern Litterae Indipetae for the East Indies.
_dLeiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.
_z9789004538009
_w(OCoLC)1371747582
_w(DLC) 2023003181
830 0 _aEarly Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2023.
830 0 _aJesuit Studies ;
_v40.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004538016
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