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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits
Contributor(s): Worcester Sj, Thomas (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0521769051     ISBN-13: 9780521769051
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $244.15  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Church - History
- Religion | Institutions & Organizations
Dewey: 271.530
LCCN: 2017022402
Physical Information: 1.78" H x 7.51" W x 10.43" L (4.57 lbs) 922 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product
 
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Founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) has been praised as a saintly god-send and condemned as the work of Satan. With some 600 entries written by 110 authors - those inside and outside the order - this encyclopedia opens up the complexities of Jesuit history and explores the current life and work of this Catholic religious order and its global vocation. Approximately 230 entries are biographies, focusing on key people in Jesuit history, while the majority of the entries focus on Jesuit ideals, concepts, terminology, places, institutions, and events. With some 70 illustrations highlighting the centrality of visual images in Jesuit life, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive volume providing accessible and authoritative coverage of the Jesuits' life and work across the continents during the last five centuries.

Contributor Bio(s): Worcester Sj, Thomas: - Thomas Worcester, SJ, is Professor of History at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Cambridge University and is a specialist in the religion and culture of early modern France and Italy. Worcester is the editor of The Cambridge Companion to the Jesuits (Cambridge, 2008), and is co-editor of four books, including The Papacy since 1500: From Italian Prince to Universal Pastor (Cambridge, 2010, co-edited with James Corkery). He has also published articles in journals such as Seventeenth-Century French Studies, Sixteenth Century Journal, and French Colonial History.
 
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