To overcome oneself : the Jesuit ethic and spirit of global expansion, 1520-1767

To overcome oneself : the Jesuit ethic and spirit of global expansion, 1520-1767 /

To Overcome Oneself offers a novel retelling of the emergence of the Western concept of "modern self," demonstrating how the struggle to forge a self was enmeshed in early modern Catholic missionary expansion. Examining the practices of Catholics in Europe and New Spain from the 1520s thro...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Molina, J. Michelle
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2013
Subjects:
Ignatius, > of Loyola, Saint, > 1491-1556. > Exercitia spiritualia.
Jesuits > Spiritual life.
Spiritual exercises.
Self > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Self (Philosophy)
devotional literature.
Devotional literature.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: "To Overcome Oneself"
  • 1. The Jesuit Spiritual Exercises: Conquest of the Self, Conquest of the World
  • 2. Women's Devotional Labor
  • 3. Consolation Philosophy
  • 4. Evangelization and Consolation: Or, Philosophy in the Mission Field
  • 5. Facts: Houses, Books, and Other Remains
  • 6. Colonial Indifference? Another Approach to the Colonial Other
  • 7. A Heart-Shaped World
  • Conclusion: Re-membering the Past
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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