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Exploration, Religion and Empire in the Sixteenth-century Ibero-Atlantic World - A New Perspective on the History of Modern Science (Hardcover)
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Exploration, Religion and Empire in the Sixteenth-century Ibero-Atlantic World - A New Perspective on the History of Modern Science (Hardcover)
Series: Maritime Humanities, 1400-1800
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The Iberian conquest of the Atlantic at the beginning of the
sixteenth century had a notable impact on the formation of the new
world order in which Christian Europe claimed control over most a
considerable part of the planet. This was possible thanks to the
confluence of different and inseparable factors: the development of
new technical capacities and favorable geographical conditions in
which to navigate the great oceans; the Christian mandate to extend
the faith; the need for new trade routes; and an imperial
organization aspiring to global dominance. The author explores new
methods for approaching old historiographical problems of the
Renaissance-such as the discovery and conquest of America, the
birth of modern science, and the problem of Eurocentrism-now in
reference to actors and regions scarcely visible in the complex
history of modern Europe: the ships, the wind, the navigators,
their instruments, their gods, saints, and demons.
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