1st Edition
Akbar and the Jesuits An Account of the Jesuit Missions to the Court of Akbar
By Father Pierre du Jarric Jarric
Copyright 2005
352 Pages
by
Routledge
354 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1926. 'These documents are full of intimate interest' Times Literary Supplement 'A serious and intensely interesting piece of work' The Guardian The Jesuit missionaries were some of the earliest Europeans to find their way into the Mogul empire in the sixteenth century. Spending more years at Akbar's court than others did months, and traversing his dominions from Lahore to... Read more
1. Akbar, the Great Mogul 2. The First Mission to Mogor 3. 'What is Truth?' 4. Father Rudolf Aquaviva 5. The Second Mission 6. Dispatch of Third Mission 7. The Fathers at Court 8. On Tour with the King 9. At the Seat of War 10. An Embassy to Goa 11. Father Pigneiro at Lahore, 1600-1 12. The Confidence Trick 13. Some Notable Conversions 14. A Brave Champion 15. An Imperial Farman 16. A Miraculous Picture 17. Events of the Year 1602 18. Prince Salim 19. Persecution of the Fathers 20. The Death of Akbar
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Father Pierre du Jarric Jarric
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