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Xavier, Ângela Barreto,

Catholic Orientalism : Portuguese Empire, Indian Knowledge (16th-18th Centuries) / Angela Barreto Xavier, Ines G. Županov. - First edition. - xxxvi, 386 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-376) and index.

Content :
Part I: Imperial Itineraries
1. Making India Classic, Exotic, and Oriental
2. : Empire and the Village
3. Natural History: Physicians, Merchants and Missionaries
Part II: Catholic Meridian
4. Religion and Civility in 'Brahmanism': Jesuit Experiments (c. 16th-17th)
5. Franciscan Orientalism
6. Portuguese Linguistic Empire: Translation and Conversion
Part III: Contested Knowledge
7. Orientalists from Within: Indian Genealogists, Philologists, and Historians
8. Archives and the End of Catholic Orientalism
Epilogue: Catholic Orientalism as Tragedy
Bibliography
Index

ISBN: 9780199452675 0199452679

LCCN: 2015303047

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Catholic Church--History.--South Asia

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orientalism--History.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Portugal--Colonies--History.--Asia

LC Class. No.: DS61.85 / .X38 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 303.4824 BAR