biographical writing in the early global age Russell, Camilla creator text bibliography Biographies. mau 2022 monographic eng 271 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm "Founded in 1540, the Society of Jesus was instantly popular, attracting thousands of candidates in its first century. Camilla Russell looks to the lives and writings of early Jesuits to better understand the Society's appeal, how it worked, and the ideas that drove Christian thinkers and missionaries during the Renaissance and early modern period"-- Introduction: A New Society and Its Jesuits, 1540-1640 p. l 1 Vocation and Entry p. 18 2 Candidates for Overseas Missions p. 52 3 Being a Jesuit in the "Indies" p. 86 4 On the Italian Home Front p. 115 5 Deaths and Departures p. 146 Afterword: Writing Jesuit Lives p. 173 Notes p. 179 Acknowledgments p. 255 Index p. 259 Camilla Russell. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-it--- Jesuits Italy History 16th-17th centuries Sources Jesuitas Historia Italia Fuentes Jesuits Biography Sources Jesuits Historiography Jesuitas Historiografía BX 3737 R961b 2022 271/.53045 9780674261129 (hbk.) 0674261127 (hbk.) 2021016803 MH/DLC 210521 20250724163018.0 22125041 eng