Secret Instructions of the Jesuits: With an Appendix, Containing a Short Historical Account of the Society of the Jesuits, Their Maxims, the Jesuits' Oath, Etc. Etc (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Unknown Author

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0260201022 ISBN 13: 9780260201027

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A window into a controversial historical artifact that sheds light on a famed secret order.

This volume introduces the so‑called Secret Instructions of the Society of Jesus, presenting the premise and historical context behind a document that has sparked debate for centuries.

The text frames how copies of the instructions circulated in manuscript form and how later editions appeared in multiple languages. It also discusses the debate over authenticity and how scholars have cited the material in evaluating the order’s influence and methods without endorsing any particular view.

• Learn what the oath and maxims allegedly demanded, and how secrecy was described in the text.
• See how historians cite the document in discussions of the Jesuits and their role in European history.
• Discovery, transmission, and the edition history that accompanies claims about the document’s authority.
• Context on the broader questions surrounding the order’s practices and the reactions of various states.

Ideal for readers seeking historical controversy, religious history, and the ways controversial documents are remembered and debated.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0260201022
• ISBN 13: 9780260201027
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220