Los Primeros Jesuitas Frente a los Renunciantes en la India (1549-1570): Descripciones y Ambivalencias

Translated title of the contribution: The First Jesuits Faced with Those Practicing Renunciation in India (1549-1570): Descriptions and Ambivalence

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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 contributionThe First Jesuits Faced with Those Practicing Renunciation in India (1549-1570): Descriptions and Ambivalence
Original languageSpanish
Title of host publicationA Expansao Do Religioso
Subtitle of host publicationDinamicas, Idea Lizacoes E Expectativas (Seculos Xvi-Xx)
PublisherUniversidade Catolica Portuguesa
Pages83-100
Number of pages18
Volume25
ISBN (Print)9789728361488
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Asceticism
  • India
  • Jesuits
  • Yogis

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Religious studies
  • History

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