Beschreibung:
Reproducing, or summarizing the most valuable of the missionaries' letters written prior to 1610, this volume makes available the illegible and scattered primary sources on the reign of the Emperor Akbar.
1. Akbar, the Great Mogul 2. The First Mission to Mogor 3. 'What is Truth?' 4. Father Rudolf Aquaviva 5. The Second Mission 6. Dispatch of Third Mission 7. The Fathers at Court 8. On Tour with the King 9. At the Seat of War 10. An Embassy to Goa 11. Father Pigneiro at Lahore, 1600-1 12. The Confidence Trick 13. Some Notable Conversions 14. A Brave Champion 15. An Imperial Farman 16. A Miraculous Picture 17. Events of the Year 1602 18. Prince Salim 19. Persecution of the Fathers 20. The Death of Akbar