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La intromisión de los jesuitas en la política japonesa: el caso de la rebelión de Amakusa (1589-1590)
Published 2022-12-01“…La descentralización territorial imperante en el Japón de ese tiempo favoreció el contacto entre los múltiples señores feudales (daimyō) que se repartían el poder político y militar, y los misioneros, quienes buscaron en estos, el patronazgo y la protección necesarios para poder desarrollar su labor evangélica. …”
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Inventing Nostalgia for the “Golden Age” of the National Middle Ages and Fear of the Future
Published 2020-12-01“…Medievalism in the identity of modern Japanese mass culture actualizes the myth of the ethnographic "golden age" of medieval culture’s feudal daimyo and samurai sub-culture. By contrast, futurism actualizes cultural phobias that are inspired by feelings of insecurity about the future of civilization. …”
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Connections between Japan and European Catholic world (late 16th — early 17th centuries)
Published 2020-01-01“…The idea of sending a Japanese embassy to Europe was originally conceived by the Jesuit Alessandro Valignano, and sponsored by the three Christian daimyos. They were accompanied by two servants, their tutor and interpreter Diego de Mesquita, and their mentor Valignano, who only accompanied them as far as Goa in Portuguese India, where he was to take up new responsibilities. …”
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