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.
Notices Biographiques et Bibliographique sur les Jésuites de l'Ancienne Mission de Chine
Shanghai: Nouvelle édition, 1932.
Christian Martyrdom in Asia: Bearing Testimony to the Love of God.
in: The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom , pp. 381-405
Chichester: John Wiley, 2020.
Manner in which the Women in India Burn (1728)
from: Picart, B. Ceremonies et Coutumes Religieuses des Peuples Idolatres, tome II, Amsterdam, 1728
London, Wellcome Collection
Manner in which they Bury Themselves (1728)
from: Picart, B. Ceremonies et Coutumes Religieuses des Peuples Idolatres, tome II, Amsterdam, 1728
London, Wellcome Collection
Vita y martyrio del protomartir mexicano San Felipe de Jesus de las Casas, religioso del habito y orden de San Francisco de Manila
Guadalajara: Francisco Loreto y Dieguez Sucr., 1934.
Peregrinaçam de Fernam Mendez Pinto
Lisbon: Livraria Ferreira, 1908-10.
The Travels of Mendes Pinto
Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1989.
Relacion del sucesso que tuvo nuestra santa fe en los Reynos del Iapon : desde el año de seyscientos y doze hasta el de seyscientos y quinze
Madrid: Viuda de Alonso Martín, 1617.
A embaixada mártir
Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, 1988.
A Jesuit in the Forbidden City: Matteo Ricci 1552-1610
Boston-Leiden: Brill, 2010.
Chinese Voices in the Rites Controversy: From China to Rome
in: The Rites Controversies in the Early Modern World, pp. 29-49
Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2018.
Language Acquisition and Missionary Strategies in China, 1580–1760
in: Missions d’évangélisation et circulation des savoirs (XVIe–XVIIIe siècle)
Madrid: , 2011.
Historia de la perdida y descubrimiento del galeon San Felipe
Valladolid: Imcodavila, 1997.