11/30/2022 0 Comments Christian artpaper![]() Subjects of the Hispanic Monarchy, such as the Jesuits Saint Francis Xavier, Jerome Xavier, Michele Ruggieri and Diego de Pantoja, were in charge of applying and developing this method in Asia. These precedents are a necessary base to understand the Jesuit method of cultural accommodation, the main engine of evangelization in India, Japan and China. He was the discoverer of the Tornaviaje, the return route from Manila to Acapulco in New Spain, so necessary for the establishment of the Manila Galleon. Among all them Andrés de Urdaneta stands out. Was the missioners role in globalization comparable to the avant-garde position of Spain in this process? Spanish monks and priests were also protagonists of both evangelization and globalization. In the Americas, this phenomenon would affect the creation of the so-called Indochristian art, in parallel with the integration of indigenous people in the Catholic sphere, the study and systematization of native languages through dictionaries and grammars, as well as the creation of the Derecho de Gentes (Law of Peoples) and of Ethnohistory (the precedent of modern Anthropology). Their methods and their inclusive vision of Catholicism would have a great influence on the arts and the evangelization of Granada, the Americas and Asia. Ecclesiastics and thinkers such as Ramon Llull –philosopher and missionary–, Alonso de Cartagena –Jewish convert bishop of Burgos– and Hernando de Talavera –first bishop of Granada– were key figures in this context. This Special Issue aims to analyze all these phenomena in the context of globalization undertaken from Spain (Hispanic Monarchy or Spanish Empire) –scenario of outstanding international and intercultural interaction– in the transition between the Middle Ages and the Modern Age (Parada and Palacios, 2020). What did push Catholicism to become an universal and integrating religion beyond the crusade spirit? But it is also necessary to address the renewal of Catholicism promoted through phenomena such as the Devotio Moderna, which raised a new vision of the human being and his religiosity from the personal sphere (Parada and Folgado, 2020). How did Catholicism go from being a regional religion –fundamentally European in scope– to a world religion? Were the changes in the systems of thought and in the conception of the human being a cause or a consequence of the renewal of Catholicism? To answer these questions, it is convenient to analyze the contributions of Catholic humanism and its consideration of the “other” in parallel to European expansion. I am pleased to invite you to explore early globalization in relation to the changes Catholic Christianity experienced from Middle Ages to early Modern Period. This Special Issue intends to clarify what role Catholic Christianity played in this global process and mainly how art and architecture were used and developed in this context. As a consequence, the human being was aware for the first time of the real dimension of the world and of the challenges of global interaction and integration. The key factor in this process was the transformation of regional phenomena into global phenomena that brought about significant changes in populations, the economy, culture, technology, food and systems of thought throughout the world. This process was completed with the creation of the Manila Galleon route in 1565, which stably connected Spain and China, the two greatest political and economic powers of the early Modern Age (Gordon and Morales, 2017). The genesis of globalization began with the Iberian expansion to the Americas and Asia. The renewal and expansion of Catholic Christianity has been one of the key factors in the genesis of early globalization. Interests: hybridity in cultural globalization art of the Hispanic world cultural relations Spain–China Chinese Christian art cloisonné Special Issue Information Manuel Parada López de Corselas E-Mail Website SciProfilesĭepartment of Art History, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain ![]()
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