by Jean Lacouture · SEUIL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020122139
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«Jésuites. Tome 1, Les conquérants» is the historical multi-biography by Jean Lacouture, published by Seuil in paperback (509 pages, in French).
First part of a collective biography of the Society of Jesus, from its foundation by Ignatius of Loyola in 1540 to its suppression in 1773. In fourteen sequences, Lacouture portrays the Jesuits as reformers, evangelisers, educators and political actors, and recovers episodes and figures in Japan, China, Vietnam and Paraguay.
First volume of «Jésuites: Une multibiographie»; the sequel, «Les revenants», covers the order's history from 1814 to the present. Originally published in 1991.
For readers interested in Church history, collective biographies and the role of religious orders in politics and education.
Jean Lacouture was a journalist, historian and author. He was particularly famous for his biographies.
