Introduction: Early Catholic Orientalism and the Missionary Discovery of Asian Religions

Abstract New encounters in America, Africa, and Asia facilitated the "discovery" of non-Biblical religious traditions that were distinct from the ancient paganism known to Christian humanists and antiquarians from classical sources and patristic literature. Although Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucian...

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Published in:Journal of early modern history
Main Authors: Pomplun, Robert Trent, Rubiés, Joan-Pau, Županov, Ines G.
Format: Articles
Language:English
Published: Brill 2020
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