«Sicché la nave sembrava un piccolo inferno». Missionaries by sea in the early modern age
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Abstract
In the modern age, the sea performed a series of functions for missionaries: it was a space for conversion, for the care of travelers, but also a place for scientific observations and an occasion for martyrdom. The essay intends to reconstruct the complexity of these experiences through archival and memorial sources
Keywords
- Missionaries
- Conversion
- Martyrdom
- Ocean
