Projet d’une dévotion à l’échelle mondiale. La Josephina de Gracián de la Madre de Dios

Abstract

Iberian expansion during the early modern period generated new opportunities for the circulation of goods and knowledge. This article proposes retracing the editorial project of a Spanish Carmelite friar, Gracian de la Madre de Dios, eager to spread his devotional work, dedicated to St. Joseph, throughout the territories of the Iberian empire at the beginning of 17th century. This project is a remarkable illustration of the phenomenon of distribution of Catholic cultural models intended to foster unity among the various territories under Iberian domination. Moreover, the example of the spread of a specific book, the Josephina allows us to unveil networks and channels of distribution set up ad hoc by an author of the modern period.