Facilitating an Empire: The Jesuits in Portuguese Territories and Beyond (1540-1975)

Maria De Deus Beites Manso  holds the position of Associate Professor with Aggregation in the Department of History at the University of Évora. Her regular collaborations extend to Brazilian, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese universities, where she has contributed significantly.Her research is centered on the construction of globalization since the 15th century, with a specific focus on religious history, women/gender, slavery, and racial mixing. These thematic areas form the core of her academic pursuits.

• Chapter 1.Introduction.-Chapter 2. The SocietY of Jesus.- Eastern Provinces and Missions.-Chapter 3.  Jesuit MIssions in the Malabar Province.-Chapter 4. “Latinizating” the Malabar: A New, Repackaged Christianity.-Chapter 5. Japan Province.- Colleges: Teaching and the Jesuit Mission in the East.-Chapter 6. Province of Brazil and the Vice-Province of MARANHÃO.-Chapter 7. Present-Day Morocco, The Atlantic Archipelagos, Central-West African Coast- Missionary Methodologies.-Chapter 8. Extinction of the Society of Jesus.-Chapter 9. Desterro(s) [Exile(s)] and Rising from the Ashes.-Chapter 10. The Restoration of the Society of Jesus: Brief Notes.-Chapter 11. The República (REPUBLIC) and O ESTADO NOVO (THE NEW STATE).-Chapter 12. The Return of the Society of Jesus to Portugal.-Chapter 13. Final Remarks.