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.
‘Dead Women Tell No Tales:’ Issues of Female Subjectivity, Subaltern Agency and Tradition in Colonial and Post-colonial Writings on Widow Immolation in India
in: History Workshop Journal, v. (1993), issue : pp.208-227.
Felipe de Jesús, primer santo de América, cuarto centenario de su natalicio, 1572-1972
Ciudad de Mexico: Tradición, 1972.
La evangelización pacífica. Misioneros jesuitas del s. XVI
in: Studia Missionalia, v. 38 (1989), issue : pp.81.
La primera biblioteca de los jesuitas en Japón (1556)
in: Monumenta Nipponica, v. 15 (1959-60), issue : pp.142-144.
Gentile Religion in South India, China, and Tibet: Studies by Three Jesuit Missionaries
in: Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, v. 27 (2007), issue 1: pp.203-213.
Martyrdom and the Muslim World through Franciscan Eyes
in: The Catholic Historical Review, v. 97 (2011), issue 1: pp.1-23.
Sati: a historical anthology
New York - New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Sovereignty and Social Reform in India: British Colonialism and the Campaign Against Sati, 1830–60
Abingdon: Routledge, 2010.
Pious Flames, European Encounters with Sati (1500-1830)
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Cuire le Monde. Rite et pensée dans l’Inde ancienne
Paris: La Découverte, 1989.
Contentious Traditions: The Debate on Sati in Colonial India
Delhi: Kali for Women, 1989.
India in the French Imagination: Peripheral Voices,1754-1815
Oxford: Pickering & Chatto, 2009.
El Galeón de Manila
Madrid: Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte, 2000.
O teatro nas Cristandades Quinhentistas da Índia e do Japão
Lisbon-Braga: Broteria, 1986.
Dei padri Tristano Francesco de Attimis e Antonio Giuseppe Henriquez della Compagnia di Gesù.
Cividale del Friuli: Stagni, 1906.