Colloque « Global Music and Religious Orders in the Early Modern Era », Park Abbey (Leuven) and Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), 26-28 juin 2025.

« The early modern period (ca. 1500–1800) saw increased European exploration across the globe. A more globalised world facilitated new forms of material, intellectual, and cultural exchange. While these transfers were usually led by state-promoted colonial endeavours, religious orders also emerged as key actors, especially through missions in the name of the church. The most well-known of these orders were the Jesuits. The first truly global Catholic order, the Jesuits led missions within American colonial empires, in non-Catholic parts of Europe, and non-Christian realms in both Africa and Asia. Other orders were entrusted with ownership of territories (like the Hieronymites and Dominicans in Hispaniola), designed to usher Catholicism into the New World. This conference explores the role of religious orders in musical transfers during this age of exploration and colonial expansion. The papers will cover not just the transfer of Catholic music to non-Catholic areas, but also the exchange of indigenous musical styles and practices to Europe. The conference will open new methods of approaching early modern musical encounters, exploring how musical reception can influence religious and social identities within a global context. »

Date limite d’inscription : 4 juin.

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