The Writings of Antoni de Montserrat at the Mughal Court

• Author(s): João Vicente Melo,
• Publisher: BRILL
• Pages: 352
• ISBN_10: 9004471995
  ISBN_13: 9789004471993
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Europe / General , History / Europe / Renaissance , Religion / Christianity / Catholic , Religion / Christian Ministry / Evangelism , Religion / Christian Ministry / Missions , Social Science / Anthropology / General , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... This critical edition and translation of the Relaçam do Equebar, Rey dos Mogores (1582) and the Commentarius Mongolicae Legationis (1591), the first detailed European accounts on Mughal India written by Antoni de Montserrat, offers an updated and renewed reappraisal of the first Jesuit mission to the Mughal court (1580-1583). It also includes a reassessment of Montserrat’s career, highlighting his role both as a missionary and a diplomatic agent at the Mughal court