In his mission to spread the gospel, Jesuit priest, Ippolito Desideri (1684-1733), traveled in Tibet from 1715-1721. This is the first full-length study of Desideri's remarkable exploits, Pomplun follows Desideri's journey. Describing his spiritual warfare against the Tibetan "pope," the missionary offers a unique glimpse into the theological problem of the salvation of non-Christians in early modern theology: the curious - and highly controversial - appeal of Hermetic philosophy in the Asian missions; the political underbelly of the Chinese Rites Controversy; and the persistent European fascination with the land of snows.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction: Snow and Mirrors
- 1.: Jesuit Phantasia
- 2.: From Rome to Lhasa
- 3.: Tibetan Religion in Theological Perspective
- 4.: The Zunghar Invasion
- 5.: The Fight With the Friars
- 6.: Composition Loci: Tiber
