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"THE DEVILS SANG MATINS SO PROPERLY:" FRANCIS XAVIER'S CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH DEMONS IN DANIELLO BARTOLI'S ASIA (1653).

Daniello Bartoli (1608--85) was commissioned to write the "official" history of the Society of Jesus a century after its foundation. Later called by Leopardi "the Dante of baroque prose," Bartoli offered a powerful representation of the overseas policies of his order, as well as an appealing overvie...

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Published in:Quaderni d'italianistica Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 15 - 42
Main Authors: FREI, ELISA, MADELLA, LAURA
Format: Article
Published: Iter Canada 2021
Subjects:
Francis Xavier, Saint, 1506-1552
Bartoli, Daniello
Jesuits
Spirituality
Political change
Pedagogical content knowledge
International relations
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