Āyina‑yi Ḥaqq‑namā, a Persian‑Language Treatise by Jerome Xavier, and Its Manuscripts in St. Petersburg Collections

Abstract

The article discusses Ayina‑yi Haqq‑nama (“Mirror Showing the Truth”), a Persian‑language apologetic treatise by Jerome Xavier (1549—1617), a Jesuit missionary at the court of the Great Mughals, who was in communication with the emperors Akbar and Jahangir. The article focuses mainly on the manuscripts in St. Petersburg collections that have been little‑studied, although they contain very important data on the textual history of the work in question.