The Theologian and the Empire:A Biography of José De Acosta 1540–1600 (Jesuit Studies, 42)

by: Andrs I. Prieto (Author)

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub

Publication Date: 2024/2/7

Language: English

Print Length: 420 pages

ISBN-10: 900446204X

ISBN-13: 9789004462045

Book Description

Although Jesuit contributions to European expansion in the early mode period have attracted considerable scholarly interest, the legacy of José 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.

About the Author

Although Jesuit contributions to European expansion in the early mode period have attracted considerable scholarly interest, the legacy of José 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.