The Theologian and the Empire: A Biography of José de Acosta (1540–1600)

The Theologian and the Empire: A Biography of José de Acosta (1540–1600)
Author: Andrés I. Prieto
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2024-02-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004680861

Although Jesuit contributions to European expansion in the early modern period have attracted considerable scholarly interest, the legacy of José de Acosta (1540–1600) is still defined by his contributions to natural history. The Theologian and the Empire presents a new biography of Acosta, focused on his participation in colonial and imperial politics. The most important Jesuit active in the Americas in the sixteenth century, Acosta was fundamentally a political operator. His actions on both sides of the Atlantic informed both Peruvian colonial life and the Jesuit order at the dawn of the seventeenth century.

Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World

Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World
Author: Julio Baena
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2022-01-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1684483700

Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World examines portrayals of nautical disasters in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish literature and culture. The essays collected here showcase shipwreck's symbolic deployment to question colonial expansion and transoceanic trade; to critique the Christian enterprise overseas; to signal the collapse of dominant social order; and to relay moral messages and represent socio-political debates.

Philosophy of Religion in Latin America and Europe

Philosophy of Religion in Latin America and Europe
Author: Michael Schulz
Publisher: V&R Unipress
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2021-04-12
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 3847012908

The title of this publication suggests a double meaning: on the one hand, most of the contributions outline philosophies of religion relevant for Latin America, without, however, betraying an explicit Latin American perspective. Does not philosophical reason always articulate itself in the same way, whether in Berlin or Rio de Janeiro? On the other hand, the title refers to a specific form of philosophy that has developed regionally and bears explicit traces of its origins that differentiate it from philosophy in Europe. Does not philosophical reason always articulate itself in a specific cultural context? The charm of the book lies in the encounter of these two variants to think philosophically.

God's Bounty?

God's Bounty?
Author: Ecclesiastical History Society
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0954680960

"Papers read at the 2008 summer meeting and the 2009 winter meeting of the Ecclesiastical History Society."

The Chinese Language in European Texts

The Chinese Language in European Texts
Author: Dinu Luca
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2016-08-19
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137502916

This detailed, chronological study investigates the rise of the European fascination with the Chinese language up to 1615. By meticulously investigating a wide range of primary sources, Dinu Luca identifies a rhetorical continuum uniting the land of the Seres, Cathay, and China in a tropology of silence, vision, and writing. Tracing the contours of this tropology, The Chinese Language in European Texts: The Early Period offers close readings of language-related contexts in works by classical authors, medieval travelers, and Renaissance cosmographers, as well as various merchants, wanderers, and missionaries, both notable and lesser-known. What emerges is a clear and comprehensive understanding of early European ideas about the Chinese language and writing system.

The First America

The First America
Author: D. A. Brading
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 782
Release: 1993-09-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521447966

This book, designed and written on a grand scale, is about the quest over three centuries of Spaniards born in the New World to define their 'American' identity.

Missionary Scientists

Missionary Scientists
Author: Andres I. Prieto
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2011-03-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0826517463

The first scientists of the New World