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The Translation of God’s name in Cochinchina:: the Trattato (1622) by Francesco Buzomi

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  • Carlo Pellicia
Carlo Pellicia
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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Published 2021-10-31

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Pellicia, C. (2021). The Translation of God’s name in Cochinchina:: the Trattato (1622) by Francesco Buzomi. Orientis Aura: Macau Perspectives in Religious Studies, (4), 34–63. Retrieved from https://journals.usj.edu.mo/index.php/orientisaura/article/view/34

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Abstract

This article analyzes and publishes the Trattato written by the Neapolitan Jesuit Francesco Buzomi in 1622 on the translation of God’s name in Cochinchina. The article examines this terminological controversy in other East Asian countries, such as Japan and China and also portrays a short biography of Buzomi. This latter contains the partial transcription of the litterae indipetae (also unpublished), which he addressed to the Superior General in order to express his desire to be sent to the overseas missions of the Society of Jesus.

Keywords: Cochinchina; Francesco Buzomi; Litteræ indipetæ; Society of Jesus; Translation of God’s name 

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