Missionary Men in the Early Modern World : German Jesuits and Pacific Journeys

How did gender shape the expanding Jesuit enterprise in the early modern world? What did it take to become a missionary man? And how did missionary masculinity align itself with the European colonial project? This book highlights the central importance of male affective ties and masculine mimesis in...

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Main Author: Ulrike Strasser
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Published: Routledge 2025
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