Coöperatie of conflict? Relaties tussen VOC-dienaren en jezuïeten in Azië, circa 1680 tot 1795
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Year:
- 2011
- Journal Title:
- De Achttiende Eeuw
- Volume:
- 43
- Issue:
- 2
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- Abstract:
When Jesuits traveling in Asia met servants of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) at trading posts between the Cape of Good Hope and China, both cooperation and conflict can be observed during the period between circa 1680 and 1795. This analysis shows that political interest in Asia determined relations between Jesuits and VOC-servants to a greater extent than religious tensions. Jesuits who shared strategic information with the Dutch could be rewarded by transport on a VOC-ship. In Batavia however, national rivalry caused the deportation of French Jesuits to the Dutch Republic. Wishes of Asian princes moreover shaped Dutch willingness to transport missionaries. In China the Emperor determined the degree of cooperation between VOC-ambassadors.
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- Page Range:
- 119–151
- ISSN:
- 0929-9890