The Martyrs of Japan - Publication History and Catholic Missions in the Spanish World (Spain, New Spain, and the Philippines, 1597-1700)

An examinination of the role that Catholic missionary orders played in the dissemination of accounts of Christian martyrdom in Japan. The author offers an overarching portrayal of the writing, printing, and circulation of books of "Japano-martyrology."

About the author

Rady Roldán-Figueroa, Th.D. (2005, Boston University) is Associate Professor of the History of Christianity at that university. He is the author of The Ascetic Spirituality of Juan de Ávila (1499-1569) (Brill, 2010) and has published in leading European journals.

Product details

• Authors: Rady Roldán-Figueroa
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.2021
• EAN: 9789004437524
• ISBN: 978-90-04-43752-4
• No. of pages: 324
• Weight: 663 g
• Series: Studies in the History of Chri
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity