Ferroli, Dominic

A Still Small Voice Profiles of Jesuit Pioneers in Karnataka - Bangalore Asian Trading Corporation 2017 - 399p

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Historical Framework ................1 The portugese ..........3 THe other Europeans ...........11 Three great empires ............17 THe inspirer.............33 Literary culture .............37 The land of the Buffalos .............43 The life of the People .................53 The religions of Mysore ..........67 2. The seeds and the First sprouts ...............76 the Leonardo cinnami..........79 The beginnings ...........92 Meagre help .................100 First efforts..........108 Anxieties and consolations .........115 Two obituaries ..........125 Light and darkness ....131 Expelled from srirangapatna .......138 Slow progress............145 Death of Fr. cinnami & other tribulations ........156 War, prisons, chains ..........163 Those who sow in tears...........170 Death of Fr. Manuel de Cunha ..............178 3. Strong frown .............185 The first warning ............187 Privileges and decrees..........194 Anxieties of the Missionaries ..........200 4. The ripe Harvest .................219 The tested christians & missionary models .........221 Interesting anecdotes .........230 More joyful matters ........254 In may labours ..........261 Obedience and labour ..............269 5. The tempest and destruction ....291 Haider ali...........293 Haider ali and the christians..................303 The tiger of Mysore..........339 Apstasies.....351

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