This fascinating account offers insights into the foreign missions of the Jesuit order in India, their cultural clashes with the native population, and their efforts at religious conversion. Written by William Strickland, a former Jesuit missionary himself, this book provides a rare glimpse into the inner workings of one of the most powerful religious orders in history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.