Epistles and Their Use as Documentary Sources in Historia de Japam (1585-1593) by Jesuit Luís Fróis: Comparative Analysis of an Episode

This paper analyzes two documents from the Jesuit mission to Japan, both written by Luís Fróis (1532-1597). They discuss the same topic: the conversion to Christianity of a young nobleman from Bungo (Kyushu) in 1577. One is an epistle and the other deals with historic issues. The comparison reveals...

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Main Author: Hoyos Hattori, Paula
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Language:Español
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2017
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spelling ndltd-PUCP-oai-tesis.pucp.edu.pe-123456789-1217592018-08-07T16:42:51Z Epistles and Their Use as Documentary Sources in Historia de Japam (1585-1593) by Jesuit Luís Fróis: Comparative Analysis of an Episode La escritura de epístolas y su uso como fuentes documentales en la Historia de Japam (1585-1593) del jesuita Luís Fróis: análisis comparativo de un episodio Hoyos Hattori, Paula Society Of Jesus Historia De Japam Japan Letter-Writing Luís Fróis Jesuitas Historia De Japam Japón Epistolografía Luís Fróis This paper analyzes two documents from the Jesuit mission to Japan, both written by Luís Fróis (1532-1597). They discuss the same topic: the conversion to Christianity of a young nobleman from Bungo (Kyushu) in 1577. One is an epistle and the other deals with historic issues. The comparison reveals the peculiarities of each genre, in line with the norms of the Society of Jesus. The paper concludes that epistles were considered to strengthen spiritual and identity links, as a result of which they were widely disseminated during the 16th century. Este artículo analiza dos documentos del corpus jesuita sobre la misión japonesa. Ambos son de Luís Fróis (1532-1597) y versan sobre el mismo episodio: la conversión al cristianismo de un joven cortesano de Bungo (Kyushu) en 1577. Una de las fuentes pertenece al género epistolar y la otra, al histórico. La comparación entre ambas revela la especificidad de cada género según las normativas de la Compañía de Jesús. Concluimos que las epístolas cumplían con los objetivos básicos del género histórico y resultaban propicias para afianzar lazos espirituales e identitarios, lo cual legitimó su sistemática publicación durante el siglo XVI. 2017-08-23 2018-04-12T21:05:22Z 2018-04-12T21:05:22Z Artículo http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/historica/article/view/19038/19252 http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/121759 Español Artículo en acceso abierto Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ PDF Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Histórica; Vol. 41, Núm. 1 (2017); 43-79
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topic Society Of Jesus
Historia De Japam
Japan
Letter-Writing
Luís Fróis
Jesuitas
Historia De Japam
Japón
Epistolografía
Luís Fróis
spellingShingle Society Of Jesus
Historia De Japam
Japan
Letter-Writing
Luís Fróis
Jesuitas
Historia De Japam
Japón
Epistolografía
Luís Fróis
Hoyos Hattori, Paula
Epistles and Their Use as Documentary Sources in Historia de Japam (1585-1593) by Jesuit Luís Fróis: Comparative Analysis of an Episode
description This paper analyzes two documents from the Jesuit mission to Japan, both written by Luís Fróis (1532-1597). They discuss the same topic: the conversion to Christianity of a young nobleman from Bungo (Kyushu) in 1577. One is an epistle and the other deals with historic issues. The comparison reveals the peculiarities of each genre, in line with the norms of the Society of Jesus. The paper concludes that epistles were considered to strengthen spiritual and identity links, as a result of which they were widely disseminated during the 16th century. === Este artículo analiza dos documentos del corpus jesuita sobre la misión japonesa. Ambos son de Luís Fróis (1532-1597) y versan sobre el mismo episodio: la conversión al cristianismo de un joven cortesano de Bungo (Kyushu) en 1577. Una de las fuentes pertenece al género epistolar y la otra, al histórico. La comparación entre ambas revela la especificidad de cada género según las normativas de la Compañía de Jesús. Concluimos que las epístolas cumplían con los objetivos básicos del género histórico y resultaban propicias para afianzar lazos espirituales e identitarios, lo cual legitimó su sistemática publicación durante el siglo XVI.
author Hoyos Hattori, Paula
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title Epistles and Their Use as Documentary Sources in Historia de Japam (1585-1593) by Jesuit Luís Fróis: Comparative Analysis of an Episode
title_short Epistles and Their Use as Documentary Sources in Historia de Japam (1585-1593) by Jesuit Luís Fróis: Comparative Analysis of an Episode
title_full Epistles and Their Use as Documentary Sources in Historia de Japam (1585-1593) by Jesuit Luís Fróis: Comparative Analysis of an Episode
title_fullStr Epistles and Their Use as Documentary Sources in Historia de Japam (1585-1593) by Jesuit Luís Fróis: Comparative Analysis of an Episode
title_full_unstemmed Epistles and Their Use as Documentary Sources in Historia de Japam (1585-1593) by Jesuit Luís Fróis: Comparative Analysis of an Episode
title_sort epistles and their use as documentary sources in historia de japam (1585-1593) by jesuit luís fróis: comparative analysis of an episode
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