Interreligious Encounter and Proselytism in Pre-Mughal Bengal
An Analysis of the Report by the Jesuit Father Nicolas Pimenta
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20179403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tahmidal Zami (Independent Researcher, Dhaka, Bangladesh, corresponding author), C E Lorea (0000-0003-3593-7023, Sapienza University of Rome) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 234-269 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indian Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0376-9836 • E-ISSN: 0975-5977 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0376983616663405 |
| OpenAlex | W2569139070 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
The Jesuit father Nicolas Pimenta’s report mentions one of the first Christianmissions to Bengal (1598–1604). Based on fresh translations of the chapters in the report describing the Bengal mission, this article examines interreligious relations in contemporary Bengal characterised by the dialectic of coexistence and disjunction. Local kingship or lordship was the keystone in the structure of interreligious coexistence in Bengal. The Christian preachers carried an incompatibilist and exclusivist approach to interreligious relations that was at odds with the inclusivist and compatibilist approach prevalent among the Bengal lords. The welcome accorded to the preachers by the lords reflected the inclusive approach. The eventual persecution and expulsion of the fathers was due to political exigencies rather than interreligious antagonism
Archaeology · BENGAL · Dialectic · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Theology · West bengal · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Religious studies
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |