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.
Außführliche Geschichte der in dem äussersten Welt-Theil gelegenen japonesischen Kirch
Augsburg: Frantz Antoni Ilger, 1738.
A Pearl to India: The Life of Roberto de Nobili
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959.
O martírio de cristãos no Japão: uma estratégia dos Tokugawa
in: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, v. 8 (2009), issue 15: pp.147-159.
Warhafftiger Bericht Von den Newerfundnen Japponischen Jnseln vnd Koenigreichen auch von anderenzuvor vnbekandten Jndianischen Landen.Darinn der heilig Christliche Glaub wunderbarlich zunimpt vndauffwaechst. Allen frommen Christen gantz lustig vnd nutzlich zu lesen. Durch RENVVARDVM CYSATVM,Burgern zu Lucern auß dem Jtalienischen in das Teutsch gebracht und jetzt zum erstenmal im Truckaußgangen.
Freuburg: Gemperlin, 1586.
The Christianisation of the Goa Islands, 1510-1567
Goa: Heras Institute, 1965.
Japan älteste Beziehungen zum Westen 1542-1614 in zeitgenössischen Denkmälern seiner Kunst
Freiburg im Bresgau: Herder, 1923.
The Portuguese in India: Being a History of the Rise and Decline of their Eastern Empire
New Delhi-Chennai: Asian Educational Services, 2003.
China, the Confucian Ideal and the European Age of the Enlightenment
in: Journal of the History of Ideas, v. 44 (1983), issue 4: pp.523-548.
R. de Nobili as Forerunner of Hindu-Christian Dialogue
in: Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies, v. 4 (1991), issue 1: pp.1-9.
Discoveries, Missionary Expansion, and Asian Cultures
New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, 1994.
Répertoire des Jésuites en Chine de 1552 à 1800
Rome: Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu, 1973.
The History of the Inquisition as It Is Exercised at Goa
London: James Knapton, 1688.
Taiko: la vida de Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Gijón: Satori, 2018.
Decretum Sacrae Congregationis Rituum de facultate dicendi Officium & Missam de tribus sanctis Martyribus Paulo Michi, Ioanne de Goto, & Didaco Quizai
Rome: Typographia Reverendae Camerae Apostolicae, 1629.