The concept of superstition in the text of early modern Catholic missionaries
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angličtina
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The concept of superstition in the text of early modern Catholic missionaries
Original language description
Early modern (but also much later) Christian missionaries in various areas frequently used the term superstitio to refer to the non-Christian religious traditions they encountered and interacted with, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and various folk religions. Although the modern reader may be tempted to see this term as a mere disparaging slur, it has in fact a specific and precisely defined meaning in the Catholic moral theology of the time. In this paper, I would like to analyze this concept in its historical context and to show how the use of the term reflects the interaction between Catholic Christianity and other religions in the context of early modern Christian missions in Asia.
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O - Miscellaneous
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OECD FORD branch
60304 - Religious studies
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GA23-06953S" target="_blank" >GA23-06953S: Evolutionary interferences of religion and governance in Inner Asia: comparison of mutual impacts with tributary countries: Mongolia, Korea, Vietnam</a><br>
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P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
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Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů