The Jesuits’ commitment to paperwork and bureaucracy was a distinctive quality of the Society of Jesus since its foundation in 1540. By examining the catalogues produced in Portugal between 1555 and 1754, we argue that this evaluation of the bodily and spiritual qualities of individual Jesuits, especially of their temperament and ingenuity, left a profound mark in the Jesuits’ way of proceeding and that the compilation of these lists was a means to discern the skills most urgently needed for particular contexts and to make the best possible appointments across the globe. Finally, we show that Jesuit mathematicians in Lisbon taught their students how to calculate the natural complexion with astrological techniques.

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相貌、肤色和独创性：耶稣会的人才管理，1540-1773 年


耶稣会士对文书工作和官僚主义的承诺是耶稣会自 1540 年成立以来的一个独特品质。通过研究 1555 年至 1754 年间在葡萄牙制作的目录，我们认为，对耶稣会士个体的身体和精神品质的评估，特别是对他们的气质和聪明才智的评估，在耶稣会士的行事方式中留下了深刻的印记，这些名单的汇编是辨别特定环境最迫切需要的技能并在全球范围内做出最佳任命的一种手段。最后，我们展示了里斯本的耶稣会数学家教他们的学生如何用占星术技术计算自然肤色。