Book ID: CBB001200938

Missionary Scientists: Jesuit Science in Spanish South America, 1570--1810 (2011)

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Prieto, Andrés I. (Author)


Vanderbilt University Press


Publication Date: 2011
Physical Details: x + 287 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English

Missionary Scientists explores the scientific activities of Jesuit missionaries in colonial Spanish America, revealing a little-known aspect of religions role in the scholarship of the early Spanish Empire. Grounded in an examination of the writings and individuals authors who were active in South American naturalist studies, this study outlines new paths of research often neglected by current scholarship. What becomes clear throughout Missionary Scientists is that early missionaries were adept in adapting to local practices, in order to both understand the scientific foundations of these techniques and ingratiate themselves to the native communities. Spanning the disciplines of history, religion, and Latin American studies, Missionary Scientists reshapes our understanding of the importance of the Jesuit missions in establishing early scientific traditions in the New World

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Authors & Contributors
Anagnostou, Sabine
Charles E. Ronan
Mori, Giuliano
Joseph A. Gagliano
Valle, Ivonne del
Studnicki-Gizbert, Daviken
Concepts
Missionaries and missions
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Science and religion
Spain, colonies
Transmission of ideas
Astronomy
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
16th century
19th century
20th century
Places
Americas
China
Spain
Paraguay
Portugal
East Asia
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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