Abstract
This article aims to explain the process which led to the founding of the Inquisition tribunal in Goa, the first Holy Office tribunal to be created outside Europe. Following a review of previous historiographical studies which have analyzed this question, it examines the mechanisms for Christianization/confessionalization deployed by the Iberian monarchs in Asia and America from a global and comparative perspective, based on a rereading and reinterpretation of Inquisition documents and correspondence from various agents who were involved in the process. It presents an explanation that emphasizes the existence of a cluster of causalities which created a dense network of convergent forces that favored the founding of an Inquisition tribunal in Asia in 1560.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 565-593 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Journal | Journal of Early Modern History |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Confessionalization
- Diocese of Goa
- Ecclesiastical jurisdiction
- Inquisition
- Jesuits
- Portuguese empire