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Encounters? The De missione dialogus, its Cosmographic Discourses, and the Global Projection of Christian Europe’s Alleged Superiority
Angelo Cattaneo [1] Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Abstract This essay analyses the epistemological foundations of the use and functions of ...
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Political Legitimisation and Identity Construction by Italian Courts through the Journey of four Japanese Princes, 1585
Alessandro Tripepi [1] Università degli Studi di Milano Statale Abstract: This article examines the relationship between the Japanese delegation sent ...
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Musing on the sources. Contemptus mundi in Japan, 1596
Aiko Okamoto-MacPhail [1] Indiana University Abstract: The Tenshō Mission organized by Alessandro Valignano S. J. brought one or several books ...
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Representing Catholic Europe: Alessandro Valignano and De Missione (1590)
Carlo Pelliccia [1] Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma (UNINT) Abstract: The following article examines the information that De Missione (Macau, ...
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