Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. PRELUDE 1
5. INTRODUCTION A Fragile Splendor 7
6. I Narratives of Adversity 17
7. II Peripheries 37
8. III “In Campos” 65
9. IV Campaign in Prešov 93
10. V Sex and Demons 111
11. VI Detrimenta, damna… Prospera et Adversa 125
12. VII Theatre and Suffering 135
13. VIII Jesuits in Banská Bystrica, Kláštor pod Znievom, Sárospatak and Levoča 173
14. IX In Pursuit of History 211
15. X An Unredeemed Loss: The Jesuit Mission in Belgrade 243
16. XI Trnava 251
17. XII Conclusion 281
18. Bibliography 313
19. Index 363
20. Register of Geographical Names 379