Opium addiction in China during the closing decades of the Ch'ing dynasty afflicted all segments of society. From government officials to farmers, the population fell prey to the effects of the drug. Some provinces reported addiction rates as high as eighty percent. With the bir…
Introduction -- Defining "mission" and "conversion" in the ancient world -- Mission and conversion : social and ideological elements -- Excursus 1: God-fearers -- Excursus 2: Proselytism and demographics -- Jewish missionary activity in Palestine -- Forced conversions in Palesti…
"Démesurée (plus de 1 000 hectares), regroupant 500 esclaves, produisant la moitié du cacao et du café de la colonie, telle était Loyola, l'habitation des jésuites de Rémire en Guyane française. Le présent ouvrage, fruit d'un travail archéologique et historique de près de quinze…
Over recent decades, historians have become increasingly interested in early modern Catholic missions in Asia as laboratories of cultural contact. This book builds on recent ground-breaking research on early modern Catholic missions, which has shown that missionaries in Asia coo…
Over recent decades, historians have become increasingly interested in early modern Catholic missions in Asia as laboratories of cultural contact. This book builds on recent ground-breaking research on early modern Catholic missions which has shown that missionaries in Asia coop…
Over recent decades, historians have become increasingly interested in early modern Catholic missions in Asia as laboratories of cultural contact. This book builds on recent ground-breaking research on early modern Catholic missions which has shown that missionaries in Asia coop…
