"Evangelism in the Indies" - The Evangelism of the Indies

Japanese: 《インディアスにおける福音伝道論》 - いんでぃあすにおけるふくいんでんどうろん
"Evangelism in the Indies" - The Evangelism of the Indies

…Compared to the histories of the Indies written by his contemporaries G. F. Oviedo and Antonio de Herrera, Acosta’s work is characterized by being far more systematic and objective. In this work and in his “De procuranda indorum salute” (1588), Acosta attempted to classify the cultural spheres of various ethnic groups and conceived a kind of global theory of developmental stages, which is also notable as a pioneering attempt in sociological and anthropological terms. As one of the outstanding intellectuals born out of the 16th century Jewish convert community, Acosta has great historical significance beyond the bounds of the church. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Evangelism in the Indies" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…同時代のG.F.オビエドやアントニオ・デ・エレラAntonio de Herreraのインディアス史に比べて,はるかに系統的客観的である点が特色である。また,同書および《インディアスにおける福音伝道論De procuranda indorum salute》(1588)において,アコスタは諸民族の文化圏分類を試み,一種の世界的規模の発展段階説を構想していることも,社会学・人類学的に先駆的な試みとして注目される。16世紀のユダヤ人改宗者社会の生んだすぐれた知性の一人として,教会の枠を超えた大きな歴史的意義をもっている。…

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