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Book SynopsisThe volume theme is the distinctiveness of Jesuits and their ministries. It explores the quidditas Jesuitica, or the specifically Jesuit way(s) of proceeding in which Jesuits and their colleagues operated from historical, geographical, social, and cultural perspectives. Thanks to generous support of the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies at Boston College, this volume is available in Open Access.
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction Robert Aleksander Maryks 1 Francesco Benci and the Origins of Jesuit Neo-Latin Epic Paul Gwynne 2 Exploring the Distinctiveness of Neo-Latin Jesuit Didactic Poetry in Naples: The Case of Nicolò Partenio Giannettasio Claudia Schindler 3 Civic Education on Stage: Civic Values and Virtues in the Jesuit Schools of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Jolanta Rzegocka 4 “Ask the Jesuits to Send Verses from Rome”: The Society’s Networks and the European Dissemination of Devotional Music Daniele V. Filippi 5 Priestly Violence, Martyrdom, and Jesuits: The Case of Diego de Alfaro, S.J. (Paraguay 1639) Andrew Redden 6 Colonial Theodicy and the Jesuit Ascetic Ideal in José de Acosta’s Works on Spanish America Bryan Green 7 Purple Silk and Black Cotton: Francisco Cabral, S.J., and the Negotiation of Jesuit Attire in Japan (1570–73) Linda Zampol D’Ortia 8 Pedro de Ribadeneyra’s Vida del P. Ignacio de Loyola (1583) and Literary Culture in Early Modern Spain Rady Roldán-Figueroa 9 The Distinctiveness of the Society of Jesus’s Mission in Pedro de Ribadeneyra S.J.’s Historia ecclesiástica del schisma del Reyno de Inglaterra (1588) Spencer J. Weinreich 10 Discerning Skills: Psychological Insight at the Core of Jesuit Identity Cristiano Casalini 11 Distinctive Contours of Jesuit Enlightenment in France Jeffrey D. Burson 12 One Century of Science: The Jesuit Journal Brotéria (1902–2002) Francisco Malta Romeiras and Henrique Leitão Bibliography Index
