From Europe to Overseas: Saints, Martyrs, Heroes, Models and Soft Power in an Early Modern Global Perspective (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783525502051)

How to translate and apply the complex concept encapsulated in words like saint, martyr and hero in a global space? This volume is devoted to the study of some of the transformations of the broad concept of sanctity and its exportation and adaptation in and outside Europe, through a series of case studies focusing on gender, popular and learned culture. The collected essays weave together the institutional regulations, starting with the papal rules and with particular attention to the space of the Iberian world, the adaptation of sanctity in Europe to different political and cultural contexts, and its diffusion through the Catholic missions in America and Asia.

Author: Michela Catto
ISBN-10: 3525502052
ISBN-13: 9783525502051
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2025
Pages: 358
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1560.84lbs