Reporting Christian missions in the eighteenth century : communication, culture of knowledge and regular publication in a cross-confessional perspective

"Regular reporting on extra-European Christian missions was a distinctive feature of the early modern era, changing the worldviews of Europe and Europeans. The present collection of essays offers an innovative approach to this phenomenon by comparing different missionary publications from a cro...

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Outros Autores: Friedrich, Markus, 1974- (Éditeur intellectuel), Schunka, Alexander, 1972- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Formato: Livre papier
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag 2017.
Colecção:Jabloniana : Quellen und Forschungen zur europäischen Kulturgeschichte der Frühen Neuzeit Bd. 8
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Resumo:"Regular reporting on extra-European Christian missions was a distinctive feature of the early modern era, changing the worldviews of Europe and Europeans. The present collection of essays offers an innovative approach to this phenomenon by comparing different missionary publications from a cross-confessional perspective. It establishes a broader framework for understanding the organized and institutionalized transfers of knowledge from the missions to Europe. (...)." [tiré de la 4ème de couverture]
Descrição Física:1 volume (196 p.) : couv. ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliografia:Notes bibliogr.. Index
ISBN:9783447108256 (rel.)
3447108258 (rel.)