The Jesuit Missions of Paraguay and a Cultural History of Utopia (1568-1789)

In The Jesuit Missions of Paraguay and a Cultural History of Utopia (1568-1789) Girolamo Imbruglia describes the religious foundation of the Jesuit missions in Paraguay and the discussion of that experience by the public opinion of Early Modern Europe, from Montaigne to Diderot.

About the author

Girolamo Imbruglia, is professor of Modern History at the University of Naples "l'Orientale". He has published monographs, and many articles on history of historiography, the European culture of the Enlightenment and the history of the Society of Jesus.

Product details

• Authors: Girolamo Imbruglia
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2017
• EAN: 9789004350595
• ISBN: 978-90-04-35059-5
• No. of pages: 332
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Series: Studies in Christian Mission,
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity