The wily Jesuits and the Monita secreta
Subtitle: the forged secret instructions of the Jesuits : myth and reality
By: by Sabina Pavone.
Contributors: Institute of Jesuit Sources.
Series: Series IV: studies on Jesuit topics -- no. 28; Series IV--Study aids on Jesuit topics -- no. 28.
Publisher: Institute of Jesuit Sources
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Saint Louis, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Zahorowski, Hieronim.; Jesuits -- Controversial literature -- History and criticism.; Jesuits -- History -- 17th century.; Jesuits -- History -- 18th century.; Monita secreta Societatis Jesu.
Other titles: Monita secreta Societatis Jesu. English.
Work titles: Astuzie dei Gesuiti.
Description: xxiii, 250 p. ; 21 cm
Notes: "A history and a translation of the Monita" -- cover.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The appearance of the Monita privata Societatis Jesu; title: The condemnation of the Monita privata; title: The author, Jerome Zahorowski; title: The Society of Jesus' internal reactions; title: The first editions and the legend of the discovery of the Monita; title: The "Jansenistic Version" and the 18th century vicissitudes; title: Between myth and reality : the image of the Jesuits and the Monita privata; title: The Monita and the internal organization of the Society of Jesus; title: Once more on the myth of the Jesuits : contexts to confront; title: The text of the Monita privata Societatis Iesu; title: List of editions.