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Envoys of a Human God: The Jesuit Mission to Christian Ethiopia, 1557-1632

by Andreu Martinez D\'Alos-Moner

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Brill
  • 16.3 x 23.9 x 2.8 cm

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In Envoys of A Human God Andreu Martinez offers a comprehensive study of the religious mission led by the Society of Jesus in Christian Ethiopia. The mission to Ethiopia was one of the most challenging undertakings carried out by the Catholic Church in early modern times. The book examines the period of early Portuguese contacts with the Ethiopian monarchy, the mission's main developments and its aftermath, with the expulsion of the Jesuit missionaries. The study profits from both an intense reading of the historical record and the fruits of recent archaeological research. Long-held historiographical assumptions are challenged and the importance of cultural and socio-political factors in the attraction and ultimate estrangement between European Catholics and Ethiopian Christians is highlighted.

  • Title

    Envoys of a Human God: The Jesuit Mission to Christian Ethiopia, 1557-1632

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    April 2015

  • Weight

    750g

  • Dimensions

    16.3 x 23.9 x 2.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9789004289147

  • ISBN-10

    9004289143

  • Eden Code

    4725228