A group devoted to the study of Christianity in its global dimension, with particular reference to its non-European expressions. We are interested in historical, theological, anthropological, linguistic and gender approaches (among others).
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Paolo Aranha deposited Vulgaris seu Universalis: Early Modern Missionary Representations of an Indian Cosmopolitan Space in the group
World Christianity on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months agoMissionary history has been acknowledged in recent years as a fundamental context for the emergence of European Orientalism. In particular, it is becoming clearer the specific cultural relevance of the Catholic missionaries to India, working under the Portuguese Royal Patronage (Padroado Real), depending from the Roman Congregation De Propaganda…[Read more]
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Paolo Aranha started the topic CFA (deadline 1 February 2017) in the discussion
World Christianity on Humanities Commons 6 years, 2 months agoPedro Manuel Sobral Pombo and Srinivas Reddy (both at IIT, Gandhinagar) invite scholars to submit paper proposals for their panel “Practices of defiance: Resisting colonial maritime power”.
The panel is organized within the Third CHAM (Centro de História d’Aquém e d’Além-Mar) International Conference, scheduled in Lisbon on 12-15 July 2017 and…[Read more]