Topic: 7. Sacrifices of self: Martirology and Catholic global missions (16th-18th Century)
From the sixteenth to the eighteenth Century, Catholic missionary endeavors across the globe produced a wealth of sources that shed light on various forms of sacrifice. These sources often intertwine factual accounts with the emphasis on martyrdom, adopting specific theological, narrative, and iconographic frameworks. This section presents a comprehensive collection of early modern printed sources and images that illustrate these dynamics. Additionally, it includes a thorough bibliography covering scholarly works from the 19th to 21st centuries, providing contemporary insights into the historical context and significance of these sacrifices.
La interpretación ricciana del confucianismo
in: Estudios de Asia y Africa, v. 37 (2002), issue 2: pp.211-239.
Crucified Christ (16. sec)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
The Many Faces of Baltasar da Costa: Imitatio and Accommodatio in the Seventeenth Century Madurai Mission
in: Etnográfica, v. 18 (2014), issue 1: pp.135-158.
The Black Hole of Empire: History of a Global Practice of Power
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012.
La violence dans le théâtre jésuite en France au début du XVIIe siècle: Formes et enjeux d’une réécriture
in: Littératures classiques, v. 73 (2010), issue : pp.215-227.
Jesuit Neo-Latin Tragedy in France
in: Neo-Latin Drama in Early Modern Europe, pp. 415-469
Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2013.
Plate Crucifixion (1740-50)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Reliquary Monstrance (17. sec)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Relación de las islas Filipinas, y de lo que en ellas han trabajado los padres de la Compañía de Jesús
Rome: Joseph Fernández de Buendía, 1604.
Blessed Charles Spinola (1564-1622)
in: Japan Missionary Bullettin, v. X (1956), issue : pp.7-17; 117-124.
Father Diogo Carvalho, a Sendai Martyr
in: Japan Missionary Bullettin, v. IX (1955), issue : pp.662-669; 730-737.
The Case of Christovão Ferreira
in: Monumenta Nipponica, v. 29 (1974), issue : pp.1-54.
The Great Martyrdom in Edo, 1623. Its Causes, Course, Consequences
in: Monumenta Nipponica, v. 10 (1954), issue : pp.1-44.
Vita, e morte del Padre Marcello Francesco Mastrilli
Viterbo: Diotallevi, 1645.
Christ's Samurai
London: Robinson, 2016.