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.

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Dietrich, M.

Pietas Austriaca als Reich Gottes in Japan: Jesuitentheater am Wiener Kaiserhof

in: Studien des Instituts für die Kultur der deutschsprachigen Länder, v. 10 (1993), issue : pp.36–84.

Doniger O'Flaherty, W.

The Origin of Evil in Hindu Mythology

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976.

Keywords: HinduIndiaVedic

Döpfert, M.; Aurnhammer, A. and Korte, B. (Eds.)

Miles Iaponus et Christianus: Japanische Märtyrer auf der Jesuitenbühne

in: Fremde Helden auf europäischen Bühnen (1600–1900), pp. 49-70

Würzburg: Ergon, 2017.

Esquerda Bifet, J.

'Pedro Kibe Kasui'

in: L'Osservatorio Romano, v. 28 (2008), issue : pp.10-11.

Estrada de Gerlero, E. I.

Los protomártires del Japón en la hagiografía novohispana

in: Los pinceles de la historia. De la patria criolla a la nación mexicana, 1750-1860, ed. Jaime Soler (Ciudad de México: Museo Nacional de Arte, 2000)

: , 2000.

Fernández-Salvador, C. ; Berbara, M. (Ed.)

Prints Crossing Genres: Sixteenth-Century Iconographies of Old World Martyrdom and New World Sacrifice

in: Sacrifice and Conversion in the Early Modern Atlantic, pp. 321-348

Florence: Harvard University Press- Villa I Tatti , 2022.

Figueira, D. M.; Hawley, J. S. (Ed.)

Die flambierte Frau: Sati in European Culture

in: Sati, the Blessing and the Curse: The Burning of Wives in India, pp. 35-50

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994.


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