A Foreign Culture Baptised: Roberto de Nobili and the Jesuits
Roberto de Nobili (1577-1656) was a key figure in the history of Christian missions in India. Based in Madurai, capital of a Hindu kingdom, he tried to reach the local Brahmins by accommodating completely to their way of life. He mastered Indian languages and studied the holy scriptures of Hinduism...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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Exchange
Year: 2018, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-198 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBM Asia KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology |
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Missiology
Nobili
Hinduism
India
Madurai mission
Malabar Rites Controversy
accommodation
caste
Dalit theology
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Volltext (Publisher) |
