Ines G. Zupanov is Senior Research Fellow, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris.
". . . a provocative contribution to the history of early modern
encounters between Jesuits and learned guardians of Sanskriti and
Tamil traditions in South India, and also provides fascinating new
perspectives on the interactions between Catholic and Hindu
cultures. . . . This work should interest scholars who study
cross-cultural encounters and religious conversion in early modern
times, whether in India or in other parts of the world. It is also
itself a 'trope' that represents what is currently highly
fashionable within some circles of academia."
--International Bulletin of Missionary Research--Robert Eric
Frykenberg, Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison
"International Bulletin of Missionary Research" (10/11/2006
12:00:00 AM)
"...Zupanov's Missionary Tropics is a particularly timely and
welcome addition...successfully raises important issues about
cultural dialogue and religious translation/transmission."
--Liam M. Brockey, Itinerario--Liam M. Brockey, Princeton
University "Itinerario" (1/1/2006 12:00:00 AM)
"Ines G. Zupanov has written an engaging account of the relatively
neglected story of Jesuit mission work in the Portuguese empire in
India."
--American Historical Review--Jeffrey Cox, University of Iowa
"American Historical Review" (4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM)
"On the whole the book is well researched, well written, and well
structured, and I congratulate the author for it."
--Cyriac K. Pullapilly, Saint Mary's College--Cyriac K. Pullapilly
"The Catholic Historical Review" (4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM)
"The unquestionable scholarship of the author and her close reading
of voluminous primary-source materials make her analysis of
considerable interest to other researchers in the area and ought to
interest general readers as well...Zupanov does create an
interesting historic tapestry, employing many and varied cultural
threads and with as many layers of meaning as she can incorporate
into it."
--Renaissance Quarterly--James D. Ryan, Bronx Community College,
CUNY "Renaissance Quarterly"
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