Japan and christianity according to G. B. Ramusio’s "Delle Navegazione et Viaggi" (first volume, second edition, 1554)

  • Paula Hoyos Hattori Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina) ; Universidad de Buenos Aires
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/cfit.60822
Keywords: Ramusio, Japan, Society of Jesus, Christianity, travel

Abstract

The first volume of Giovanni Battista Ramusio’s Delle Navegazione et Viaggi was published in 1550. Ramusio edited, translated and compiled several European travel accounts, from medieval Marco Polo to the modern 16th century’s travellers. The second edition of the first volume (1554) included a chapter about Japan, called «Informatione dell’isola Giapan, nuovamente scoperta nella parte di Settentrione» ‘Information about the island of Japan newly discovered in the northern part’. This paper aims to identify the sources used by Ramusio for the composition of that chapter, which was written from Japan by members of the Society of Jesus. It is considered the way in which the Jesuit letters were received, understood and edited in Europe. Also, the edition of this corpus provided a peculiar version about the Japanese religion, which was seen as compatible with Christianity.

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Paula Hoyos Hattori, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina) ; Universidad de Buenos Aires

Hoyos Hattori es Licenciada, Profesora y Doctora en Letras por la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Se desempeña como auxiliar de la cátedra de Literatura europea del Renacimiento desde 2011. Actualmente es becaria posdoctoral del CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas).

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Published
2019-10-02
How to Cite
Hoyos Hattori P. (2019). Japan and christianity according to G. B. Ramusio’s "Delle Navegazione et Viaggi" (first volume, second edition, 1554). Cuadernos de Filología Italiana, 26, 181-196. https://doi.org/10.5209/cfit.60822
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Vol. 26 (2019)
Section
Literary and Cultural Studies

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