02244cam a22004098i 4500 17666 17666 19685593 OSt 20180411115403.0 170602s2017 nyu be 001 0 eng 2017022402 9780521769051 (hardback) DLC eng rda DLC pcc BX 3702 .A1 C36 2017 271/.53003 23 REL108020 bisacsh The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Jesuits 1709 New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017. xli, 876 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) has been praised as a saintly god-send and condemned as the work of Satan. With some 600 entries written by 110 authors - those inside and outside the order - this encyclopedia opens up the complexities of Jesuit history and explores the current life and work of this Catholic religious order and its global vocation. Approximately 230 entries are biographies, focusing on key people in Jesuit history, while the majority of the entries focus on Jesuit ideals, concepts, terminology, places, institutions, and events. With some 70 illustrations highlighting the centrality of visual images in Jesuit life, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive volume providing accessible and authoritative coverage of the Jesuits' life and work across the continents during the last five centuries"-- Provided by publisher. Jesuits Encyclopedias. RELIGION / Christian Church / History. bisacsh Worcester, Thomas, general editor. Armstrong, Megan associate editor Corkery, James associate editor Fleming, Alison associate editor Prieto, Andrés Ignacio associate editor Shea, Henry assistant editor 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 1 1 JHIA JHIA REF 2018-04-11 0 BX 3702 .A1 C36 2017 20350 2018-04-11 00:00:00 2018-04-11 BK