The Society of Jesus, its members, and the networks of sociability it fostered or managed have been an integral presence in numerous religious, political, and social processes throughout Portuguese history in recent centuries. Moreover, its role has frequently been at the centre of historiographical debates and cultural controversies. It is, therefore, unsurprising that the third axis identified pertains to the extensive attention Brotéria has devoted to studies—numbering over a hundred—that directly focus on the Society of Jesus. In the first section, we highlight the general approaches to the Society of Jesus and its members, whether revisiting polemics, presenting new documentation, or expanding the scope of historiographical analysis. Examples include Influência dos jesuítas. Lenda e história [The Influence of the Jesuits: Legend and History] by Luiz Gonzaga Cabral; Os Jesuítas portugueses perante a História (à luz de documentação inédita) [The Portuguese Jesuits Before History: In Light of Unpublished Documentation] by Mário Vítor; A intolerância dos jesuítas na Etiópia [The Intolerance of the Jesuits in Ethiopia] by Paulo Durão; Jesuítas astrónomos [Jesuit Astronomers] by M. M. S. Navarro Neumann; and D'Alembert e as Constituições S.J. (200 anos da Revolução Francesa e 450 anos da fundação dos jesuítas) [D'Alembert and the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus: 200 Years After the French Revolution and 450 Years After the Foundation of the Jesuits] by António Lopes. Secondly, often leveraging the commemorations of centenaries, we highlight contributions addressing the involvement of the Jesuit universe in key processes and with significant figures in Portuguese history. Examples include Camões e os jesuítas. A propósito duma nova edição dos Lusíadas [Camões and the Jesuits: On the Occasion of a New Edition of Os Lusíadas] by Domingos Maurício; O Marquês de Pombal e os jesuítas [The Marquis of Pombal and the Jesuits] by Manuel Antunes; O reestabelecimento dos jesuítas em Portugal no reinado de D. Miguel I [The Re-establishment of the Jesuits in Portugal During the Reign of D. Miguel I] by Henrique de Campos Ferreira Lima; O primeiro Prémio Nobel português aluno dos jesuítas [The First Portuguese Nobel Prize Winner and Jesuit Student] by Gomes de Zurara; and Os jesuítas e a ciência (a 450 anos da fundação da Companhia de Jesus: 1540-1990) [The Jesuits and Science: 450 Years After the Foundation of the Society of Jesus, 1540-1990] by Alfredo Dinis. Finally, it is worth highlighting the wide range of studies directly related to the work of the Society of Jesus in the context of Portuguese overseas expansion. Notable examples include Colonização dos portugueses no Brasil. O Sr. Jesuíta Jaime Cortesão e a liberdade dos índios, etc. [Colonisation of the Portuguese in Brazil: Mr.
This work is financed by national funds through FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P, in the scope of the projects UIDB/04311/2020 and UIDP/04311/2020.