The Early Modern Jesuit Attitude Towards Hindu and Ethiopian Strains of Asceticism (Jesuit Studies, 41)

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Early Modern Jesuit Attitude toward Hindu and Ethiopian Strains of Asceticism
	1	A Comparative View of Jesuits and Ascetics
Chapter 1 Historical Background to the Jesuit–Eastern Ascetic Encounter
	1	The Missions and the Portuguese Padroado of the East
	2	The Jesuit Experience in India and Ethiopia
	3	The Jesuit Approach to Asceticism: in Search of Symmetry
	4	Hindu Ascetism
Chapter 2 Understanding Ethiopian Asceticism
	1	Interest in the Origins of Ethiopian Asceticism
	2	Description and Assessment of the Ethiopian Ascetic
	3	The Danger of Relaxing Ascetic Norms
	4	The Virtues of the Virgin and the Question of Who Is a Good Christian
	5	Conclusion
Chapter 3 Jesuits and Yogis: Description and Ambivalence
	1	The Visual Impact of Yogis
	2	Yogi as Role Model (Imitatio yogii)
	3	The Excesses of the Renunciants
	4	Conclusion
Chapter 4 Confronting Yogis and Ethiopian Monks
	1	Doctrinal Errors and “Inadequate” Biblical Exegesis of Ethiopian Monks
	2	Degenerate Christianity
	3	Conclusion
Chapter 5 Another Polemical Front: Faith, Healing, and Medicine
	1	Exorcisms and Healing
	2	Salvation through Images, Relics, Crosses, and Amulets
	3	Volatility, Social Tensions, and Natural Disasters
	4	The Allure of Shrines
	5	Conclusion
Chapter 6 Jesuit Ambitions to Convert Ascetics
	1	The Motivations of Converts and the Genuine Conversion Dilemma
	2	“Conversion of the Heart”: the Jesuit Approach to the Evangelization of the Yogis
	3	The Conversion of Ethiopian Monks
	4	Coercion, Intimidation, and Punishment
	5	Fake Catholics
	6	Conclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index