Article ID: CBB087021604

Japan in Early Modern Scholarly Journals, 1665–1750 (2015)

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This article aims at exploring Japan and its cultural and symbolic representation in the Republic of Letters from the end of the seventeenth century until the mid-eighteenth century. In order to do this, the article focuses on early modern scholarly journals, as they were the most comprehensive and up-to-date instruments of communication for the international community of scholars during that time. By analysing the journals’ content we will see which topics were more commonly connected to Japan and understand the role Japan played in the development of the increasingly comprehensive and methodical knowledge of the early modern savants. This article provides a picture of the heuristic and rhetorical role of Japan in the shaping of new, expanded representations of the world. On the one hand, connections between the cultural representations of Japan and other extra-European lands are highlighted; on the other hand, Japan's peculiar and unique features within the cultural and scientific discourses of the Republic of Letters are examined. Finally, how the representations of Japan relate to the divisions and identities within the Republic of Letters itself is considered.

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Authors & Contributors
Generali, Dario
Feola, Vittoria
Paolo Golinelli
Arch, Jakobina
Coesemans, Steven
Ben S. Trotter
Concepts
Republic of Letters
Science and politics
Science and religion
Patronage
Natural philosophy
Science and society
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
Early modern
16th century
19th century
Edo period (Japan, 1603-1868)
Places
Europe
France
Italy
Japan
Louvain (Belgium)
England
Institutions
University of Padua
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