Preaching about love to the fragile hearts of wax: Father Antônio Vieira’s Sermão do Mandato (Lisbon, 1643)
In this article, we analyze the Sermão do Mandato, delivered by jesuit priest Antônio Vieira to the diseased of the Royal Hospital of Lisbon, in the year of 1643, highlighting the representations of love present in it and the influence that literary, theological, moral and philosophical works had on...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Antíteses |
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| Online Access: | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/antiteses/article/view/15290 |
| Summary: | In this article, we analyze the Sermão do Mandato, delivered by jesuit priest Antônio Vieira to the diseased of the Royal Hospital of Lisbon, in the year of 1643, highlighting the representations of love present in it and the influence that literary, theological, moral and philosophical works had on the perception the Jesuit preacher presents about the sicknesses of the body and the soul and, especially, about the remedies that would promote the cure of the love sick. |
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| ISSN: | 1984-3356 |