Description: The first Jesuit mission in the world was inaugurated in India with the arrival of St. Francis Xavier in 1543. This book chronicles the rapid and diversified foundations of residences, churches and mission strategies following in his footsteps in the geographical areas of coastal and South India.
Review Quotes: "Zupanov is arguably today's foremost scholar of the Jesuit missionary and scholarly tradition in India. [...] This overview and its ample bibliography will be a useful starting point for those unfamiliar with the topics treated, as well as a resource for scholars wishing to read more widely across primary and secondary sources."
Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Harvard University. In: Journal of Jesuit Studies, Vol. 13, No. 1 (2026), pp. 119-122.