The Contributions of European Jesuits to Environmental Sciences
Jesuit activity in the fields of the natural sciences manifest in the origins of the Society both as teachers and as missionaries. In particular, entomology, botany, meteorology, and geography attracted the attention of the early Jesuits. Always involved in scientific inquiry, the number of Jesuits...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Pages: 562-576 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
European Union
science
botany
agriculture
energy
agroecology
cultivars
sustainability
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Jesuit activity in the fields of the natural sciences manifest in the origins of the Society both as teachers and as missionaries. In particular, entomology, botany, meteorology, and geography attracted the attention of the early Jesuits. Always involved in scientific inquiry, the number of Jesuits today working in these fields has diminished tremendously. During the twentieth century though Jesuits established reputable institutions of agricultural education in both France and Spain. This article discusses the recent development of the discipline of ecology and other Jesuit contributions in the fields of agronomy, energy, economics, and social analysis. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-1332 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of Jesuit studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22141332-00304002 |