From Europe to Overseas

Saints, Martyrs, Heroes, Models and Soft Power in an Early Modern Global Perspective

Contributions by Federico Bonansea Contributions by Eva Fontana Castelli Contributions by Michela Catto Contributions by Eleonora Rai Contributions by Paolo Cozzo Contributions by Jesús Criado Mainar Contributions by Antonio De Caro Contributions by Pierre-Antoine Fabre Contributions by Mila Fumini Contributions by Joris Geldhof Contributions by Pierluigi Giovannucci Contributions by Ana Carolina Hosne Contributions by Timothy J. Johnson Contributions by Vincenzo Lavenia Contributions by FrÊdÊric Meyer Contributions by Guido Mongini Contributions by Sabina Pavone Contributions by Andrea Pezzini Contributions by Eliseo Serrano Martín Contributions by Virginia Vadori Contributions by Mihaela Vlăsceanu Edited by Michela Catto Edited by Eleonora Rai Associate editor Christopher B. Brown Associate editor Gßnter Frank Associate editor Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer Associate editor Tarald Rasmussen Associate editor Violet Soen Associate editor Zsombor Tóth Associate editor Gßnther Wassilowsky Associate editor Siegrid Westphal

Book cover: From Europe to Overseas

Extent: 358 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, Religious Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(March 2025)

ISBN: 9783525502051

6.3 x 9.25 inches

Price: $175.00

In stock

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.


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.

  • Contributions by Federico Bonansea
  • Contributions by Eva Fontana Castelli
  • Contributions by Michela Catto
  • Contributions by Eleonora Rai
  • Contributions by Paolo Cozzo
  • Contributions by JesĂşs Criado Mainar
  • Contributions by Antonio De Caro
  • Contributions by Pierre-Antoine Fabre
  • Contributions by Mila Fumini
  • Contributions by Joris Geldhof
  • Contributions by Pierluigi Giovannucci
  • Contributions by Ana Carolina Hosne
  • Contributions by Timothy J. Johnson
  • Contributions by Vincenzo Lavenia
  • Contributions by FrĂŠdĂŠric Meyer
  • Contributions by Guido Mongini
  • Contributions by Sabina Pavone
  • Contributions by Andrea Pezzini
  • Contributions by Eliseo Serrano MartĂ­n
  • Contributions by Virginia Vadori
  • Contributions by Mihaela Vlăsceanu
  • Edited by Michela Catto
  • Edited by Eleonora Rai
  • Associate editor Christopher B. Brown
  • Associate editor GĂźnter Frank
  • Associate editor Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer
  • Associate editor Tarald Rasmussen
  • Associate editor Violet Soen
  • Associate editor Zsombor TĂłth
  • Associate editor GĂźnther Wassilowsky
  • Associate editor Siegrid Westphal