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MUSLIM HETERODOXY, PERSIAN MURTADDUN AND JESUIT MISSIONARIES AT THE COURT OF KING AKBAR (1580–1605)
Author(s) -
DIDIER HUGUES
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the heythrop journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.127
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1468-2265
pISSN - 0018-1196
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2265.2008.00378.x
Subject(s) - heterodoxy , context (archaeology) , persian , philosophy , ancient history , history , theology , religious studies , archaeology , orthodoxy
The Jesuit mission to the Court of the Great Moguls Akbar (1542–1605) and Jahângîr (1605–1627) stands in need of a fresh examination in the context of an encounter between Muslims and Christians; not least because it manifests certain unusual characteristics.