Being a Jesuit in Renaissance Italy. Biographical Writing in the Early Global Age, Hardback/Camilla Russell

Founded in 1540, the Society of Jesus was instantly popular, attracting thousands of candidates in its first century. Camilla Russell looks to the lives and writings of early Jesuits to better understand the Society's appeal, how it worked, and the ideas that drove Christian thinkers and missionaries during the Renaissance and early modern period. Publisher: Harvard University Press Author(s): Camilla Russell Illustration(s): 1 Maps Number of pages: 256 Collection: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 241 x 164 x 29 Cover type: Hardback