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.
The Myth of the Holy Cow
London-New York: Verso, 2002.
Women Religious Leaders in Japan’s Christian Cen‐ tury, 1549–1650
Farnham: Ashgate Published Limited, 2009.
Renascimento do ideal de martírio na Época Moderna
in: Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões, v. 8 (2009), issue 15: pp.129-145.
A History of Christianity in India 1707-1758
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985.
A History of Christianity in India: The Beginnings to AD 1707
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984.
A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion. 1400-1668
New York: Routledge, 2005.
Early Portuguese Imperialism: Using the Jesuits in the Mutapa Empire of Zimbabwe
in: International Journal of Peace and Development Studies, v. 2 (2011), issue 4: pp.132-137.
Speaking from Siva’s Temple: Banaras Scholars Households and the Brahman ‘Ecumene’ of Mughal India
in: South Asian History and Culture, v. 2 (2011), issue 2: pp.253-277.
Tercentenary of a Martyr: Saint Isaac Jogues, S.J.: Martyred 18 October 1646
in: Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, v. 36 (1947), issue 141: pp.49-56 .
Das Katholische Japan auf der Bühne: Der Beitrag des Theaters zur europäischen Vorstellung von Japan bis zur Zauberflöte von Mozart
in: Japanisch- Deutsches Zentrum Berlin, v. 60 (2010), issue : pp.147-156.
Francis Xavier and Amor Dei in Jesuit Drama in the South of the German-Speaking Area
in: European Medieval Drama, v. 18 (2014), issue : pp.129–157.
Theater und bildende Kunst der Jesuiten: Die frühneuzeitlichen Japanbilder im deutschen Sprachgebiet
in: Das Theater des Spätmittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit: Kulturelle Verhandlungen in einer Zeit des Wandels, pp. 81-102
Heidelberg: Synchron Wissenschaftsverlag der Autoren, 2015.
Using the Past for the Church’s ‘Present’ and ‘Future’: The Remembrance of Catholic Japan in Drama and Art in the Southern German-Speaking Area
in: The Language of Continent Allegories in Baroque Central Europe, pp. 71–85
Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 2016.
Inklusivismus. Eine indische Denkform
Wien: Institut für Indologie der Universität Wien, 1983.
Sul teatro dei gesuiti nell’antica Polonia
in: Archivum historicum Societatis Iesu, v. 51 (1982), issue : pp.319-328.
Le jésuite Juan Bautista Baeza et la communauté chrétienne de Nagasaki pendant la persécution des shoguns Tokugawa
in: Histoire et missions chrétiennes , v. 11 (2009), issue : pp.109-130.
Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Christian Daimyó during the Crisis of 1600
in: Bulletin of Portuguese/Japanese Studies , v. 7 (2003), issue : pp.45-71.
La empresa de China. De la armada invencible al galeón de Manila
Barcelona: Acantilado, 2002.