The Theologian and the Empire: A Biography of Jose de Acosta (1540-1600)

Andres I. Prieto

The Theologian and the Empire: A Biography of Jose de Acosta (1540-1600)
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Brill
Country
NL
Published
7 February 2024
Pages
412
ISBN
9789004462045

The Theologian and the Empire: A Biography of Jose de Acosta (1540-1600)

Andres I. Prieto

Although Jesuit contributions to European expansion in the early modern period have attracted considerable scholarly interest, the legacy of Jose de Acosta (1540-1600) is still defined by his contributions to natural history. The Theologian and the Empire presents a new biography of Acosta, focused on his participation in colonial and imperial politics. The most important Jesuit active in the Americas in the sixteenth century, Acosta was fundamentally a political operator. His actions on both sides of the Atlantic informed both Peruvian colonial life and the Jesuit order at the dawn of the seventeenth century.

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