Edition Politics in Jesuit Letters Written from Japan (Évora, 1598): Analysis of three Epistles

This paper analyzes a corpus of three letters written by Jesuits from Japan in 1562 and published in 1598 in Évora. Two versions are compared: (i) the version published in Évora, and (ii) the original one, edited by Ruiz-de-Medina from the remaining manuscripts (1995). The comparison reveals that se...

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spelling I10-R10-article-135582016-08-16T10:59:30Z Edition Politics in Jesuit Letters Written from Japan (Évora, 1598): Analysis of three Epistles Políticas editoriales en las cartas jesuitas de Japón (Évora, 1598): análisis de tres epístolas Hoyos Hattori, Paula Compañía de Jesús Japón Carta Edición Society of Jesus Japan Letter Edition This paper analyzes a corpus of three letters written by Jesuits from Japan in 1562 and published in 1598 in Évora. Two versions are compared: (i) the version published in Évora, and (ii) the original one, edited by Ruiz-de-Medina from the remaining manuscripts (1995). The comparison reveals that several fragments were removed or subtly edited.The paper argues that the differences between published and not-published versions show the Society’s aim to build an official narrative about the Japanese mission. Several tricky issues were omitted in that process. Two questions are posed and need development: what was put aside from the European readers’ eye? and why? En este artículo analizamos un corpus de tres cartas escritas por misioneros jesuitas desde Japón en 1562, editadas en la ciudad lusa de Évora en 1598. Comparamos, por un lado, las versiones publicadas y, por otro, los originales de las cartas, consultados en la edición crítica de Ruiz-de-Medina (1995). Constatamos que para la publicación de 1598, ciertos fragmentos de las misivas fueron recortados o modificados.Sostenemos que las diferencias entre las versiones indican la voluntad por parte de la Compañía de Jesús y el arzobispo Teotónio de Bragança (auspiciante de la edición) de construir una narrativa oficial sobre la presencia jesuita en Japón. En este proceso, ciertos asuntos eran deliberadamente puestos a un lado. Aquí indagaremos en cuáles eran esos asuntos, y porqué resultaba necesario omitirlos. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia 2016-02-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/13558 Anuario de la Escuela de Historia Virtual; Núm. 8 (2015); 90-109 1853-7049 10.31049/1853.7049.v0.n8 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/13558/13729 Derechos de autor 2016 Paula Hoyos Hattori
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Japón
Carta
Edición
Society of Jesus
Japan
Letter
Edition
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Japón
Carta
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Edition Politics in Jesuit Letters Written from Japan (Évora, 1598): Analysis of three Epistles
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Society of Jesus
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title_full_unstemmed Edition Politics in Jesuit Letters Written from Japan (Évora, 1598): Analysis of three Epistles
title_sort edition politics in jesuit letters written from japan (évora, 1598): analysis of three epistles
description This paper analyzes a corpus of three letters written by Jesuits from Japan in 1562 and published in 1598 in Évora. Two versions are compared: (i) the version published in Évora, and (ii) the original one, edited by Ruiz-de-Medina from the remaining manuscripts (1995). The comparison reveals that several fragments were removed or subtly edited.The paper argues that the differences between published and not-published versions show the Society’s aim to build an official narrative about the Japanese mission. Several tricky issues were omitted in that process. Two questions are posed and need development: what was put aside from the European readers’ eye? and why?
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