Abstract
Based on 16th century Jesuit sources, this article explores how the missionaries of the Society of Jesus faced the phenomenon of asceticism and renunciation of the world in India There, the missionaries dealt with ancient traditions that had developed radical forms of renunciation of the world or asceticism This way of life among prac-titioners of a religion, which for the Jesuits in those days was little understood, awakened in them ambivalent and contradictory attitudes The article argues that the ascetic view of the Jesuits - that varied from trends of the mystical ideal to apostolic obedience and service - was disrupted by the "excessive" conduct of those practicing renunciation in India, for whom they felt both attraction and rejection.
Translated title of the contribution | The First Jesuits Faced with Those Practicing Renunciation in India (1549-1570): Descriptions and Ambivalence |
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Original language | Spanish |
Title of host publication | A Expansao Do Religioso |
Subtitle of host publication | Dinamicas, Idea Lizacoes E Expectativas (Seculos Xvi-Xx) |
Publisher | Universidade Catolica Portuguesa |
Pages | 83-100 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Volume | 25 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789728361488 |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asceticism
- India
- Jesuits
- Yogis
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Religious studies
- History