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Jesuit on the roof of the world : Ippolito Desideri's mission to eighteenth-century Tibet /

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Jesuit priest Ippolito Desideri traveled in Tibet from 1715-1721. 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. Pomplun follows his journey.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pomplun, Trent (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series)
Subjects:
Desideri, Ippolito, > 1684-1733.
Jesuits > Italy > Biography.
Desideri, Ippolito, > 1684-1733
Jesuits
Desideri, Ippolito, > 1684-1733 > Biographie.
Desideri, Ippolito.
Jesuiten.
Missionaries > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > Biography.
Missionaries > Italy > Biography.
Missions > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) > Church history.
Missionnaires > Chine > Région autonome du Tibet > Biographies.
Missionnaires > Italie > Biographies.
Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) > Histoire religieuse.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Religious.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Missions.
Missionaries
Missions
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
Italy
Mission
Tibet
Mission > Tibet > Geschichte 18. Jh.
Mission.
Kulturkontakt.
Tibet.
Electronic books.
Biographies
Church history
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Jesuit priest Ippolito Desideri traveled in Tibet from 1715-1721. 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. Pomplun follows his journey.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 302 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index.
ISBN:9780199703340
0199703345
9780199869466
0199869464