Akbar and the Jesuits - An Account of the Jesuit Missions to the Court of Akbar

Zusatztext 'This incisive study of the threat posed by the radical Islamic groups has been updated to include the Second Gulf War.' - Contemporary Review Informationen zum Autor Father Pierre du Jarric Jarric Zusammenfassung Reproducing, or summarizing the most valuable of the missionaries' letters written prior to 1610, this volume makes available the illegible and scattered primary sources on the reign of the Emperor Akbar. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Akbar, the Great Mogul 2. The First Mission to Mogor 3. 'What is Truth?' 4. Father Rudolf Aquaviva 5. The Second Mission 6. Dispatch of Third Mission 7. The Fathers at Court 8. On Tour with the King 9. At the Seat of War 10. An Embassy to Goa 11. Father Pigneiro at Lahore, 1600-1 12. The Confidence Trick 13. Some Notable Conversions 14. A Brave Champion 15. An Imperial Farman 16. A Miraculous Picture 17. Events of the Year 1602 18. Prince Salim 19. Persecution of the Fathers 20. The Death of Akbar

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• Authors: Father Pierre Du Jarric, Father Pierre Du Jarric Jarric, Pierre Du Jarric, P. Jarric Father, JARRIC PIERRE DU, C. H. Payne
• Assisted by: C. H. Payne (Foreword), Father Pierre Du Jarric Jarric (Translation), Joan McRae (Translation), C. H. Payne (Translation), Payne C. H. (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.10.2004
• EAN: 9780415344814
• ISBN: 978-0-415-34481-4
• No. of pages: 354
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, India, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Asian History, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, C 1600 To C 1700, HISTORY / Asia / South / India