Jesuit on the Roof of the World
Ippolito Desideri's Mission to Tibet
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 14 January 2010
- ISBN 9780195377866
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 236x160x27 mm
- Weight 567 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Illus. 0
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Short description:
In his mission to spread the gospel, Jesuit priest, Ippolito Desideri (1684-1733), traveled in Tibet from 1715-1721. This is the first full-length study of Desideri's remarkable exploits, Pomplun follows Desideri's journey. Describing his spiritual warfare against the Tibetan "pope," the missionary offers a unique glimpse into the theological problem of the salvation of non-Christians in early modern theology: the curious - and highly controversial - appeal of Hermetic philosophy in the Asian missions; the political underbelly of the Chinese Rites Controversy; and the persistent European fascination with the land of snows.
MoreLong description:
Jesuit priests often served as the avant-garde as European powers expanded in the early modern era. Jesuit on the Roof of the World is the first full-length study of Ippolito Desideri, a Jesuit explorer and missionary who traveled in Tibet from 1715 to 1721. Based on close readings of a wide range of primary sources in Tibetan, Italian, and Latin, Trent Pomplun's work follows the Jesuit's journey across Tibet's western deserts, his entry into the court of the Mongol chieftain Lhazang Khan, and his flight during the war that shook the Himalayan kingdom during his stay. Desideri's letters and later account of his travels relate the encounter between his Thomist philosophy and the scholasticism of Geluk monks; the personal conflict between his Roman Catholic beliefs and his appreciation of Tibetan religion and culture; and the political intrigues that led to the establishment of the Chinese protectorate in 1720. Desideri's writings also offer a unique glimpse of Europe's fascination with the land of snows.
With this book, we have front-row seats to see the first substantial encounter between Roman Catholicism and Vajrayana Buddhism ... excellent insights.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Snow and Mirrors
Jesuit Phantasia
From Rome to Lhasa
Tibetan Religion in Theological Perspective
The Zunghar Invasion
The Fight With the Friars
Composition Loci: Tiber
