The theologian and the empire a biography of José de Acosta (1540-1600)
"Although Jesuit contributions to the European expansion in the early modern period have attracted considerable scholarly interest, the legacy of José de Acosta (1540-1600) is still defined by his contributions to natural history. The Theologian and the Empire presents a new biography of Acosta...
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- Sprache:
- Englisch
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
- Zusammenfassung:
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"Although Jesuit contributions to the European expansion in the early modern period have attracted considerable scholarly interest, the legacy of José de Acosta (1540-1600) is still defined by his contributions to natural history. The Theologian and the Empire presents a new biography of Acosta, focused on his participation in colonial and imperial politics. The most important Jesuit active in the Americas in the sixteenth century, Acosta was fundamentally a political operator. His actions on both sides of the Atlantic were instrumental in the configuration that Peruvian colonial life and the Jesuit order acquired entering the seventeenth century"--
- Umfang:
- 1 Online-Ressource (VI, 412 Seiten)
- Anmerkungen:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Schriftenreihe:
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Jesuit studies
; volume 42
- ISBN:
- 9789004680869
- DOI:
- 10.1163/9789004680869
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