Naples, the Empire and the Circulation of Knowledges. The Sixteenth Century

Giovanni Muto; Elisa Novi Chavarria; Teodoro Tagliaferri; Piero Ventura

doi:10.6093/978-88-6887-405-6

Naples, the Empire and the Circulation of Knowledges. The Sixteenth Century

Authors

Giovanni Muto

University of Naples Federico II

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3540-9424

Elisa Novi Chavarria

University of Molise

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8531-0563

Teodoro Tagliaferri

University of Naples Federico II

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-6271

Piero Ventura

University of Naples Federico II

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0234-6622

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/978-88-6887-405-6

Keywords:

History of Naples (16th-17th Centuries), Spanish Imperial Monarchy, Imperial Mobility, Circulation of Naturalistic Knowledge, Circulation of Military Knowledge

Synopsis

Publisher: FedOA - Federico II University Press

Series: Clio. Essays in History, Archaeology and Art History

Pages: 389

Language: Italian

Abstract: The second capital of a great empire in terms of size and strategic-political functions, Naples in the sixteenth century and again in the early decades of the following century was a crossroads of extraordinary importance for the variety and richness of its performative languages and commercial, religious and cultural practices. Political and diplomatic agents, merchants, military personnel, clergy, pilgrims and travellers animated its spaces, promoting the hybridisation of practices and linguistic communication and contributing to the construction and circulation of knowledge about the world. The essays collected here focus on the actors and processes of accumulation and dissemination of knowledge in the medical-naturalistic, geographical and military fields in Naples at that time. Despite the diversity of approaches, the volume offers an integrated reading of this universe of knowledge, reconstructing the paths of knowledge transfer between the Americas and Europe and reflecting on the impact of these exchanges on local cultures and policies, both in the field of natural disaster management and in that of military knowledge.

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Author Biographies

Giovanni Muto, University of Naples Federico II

Giovanni Muto taught Modern History at the Universities of Milan and Naples. His research focuses in particular on public finances under the ancien régime, social stratification and the culture of the aristocratic and courtly world in the early modern period in Naples, Italy and Spain. He is a full member of the Accademia Pontaniana and a corresponding member of the Real Academia de la Historia. In 2023, he was awarded the Premio de Historia Órdenes Españolas in Madrid for his contribution to the dialogue between Iberian and Italian studies.

Elisa Novi Chavarria, University of Molise

Elisa Novi Chavarria teaches Modern History at the University of Molise. Her publications include: Sulle tracce degli zingari. Il popolo rom nel regno di Napoli (Guida, 2007); Potere trasversale. Ecclesiastici a corte e nei feudi (Associazione Mediterranea, 2023). Together with Philippe Martin, she edited the volume Emozioni e luoghi urbani. Dall’antichità a oggi (Viella, 2021). Her book Accogliere e curare. Ospedali e culture delle nazioni nella Monarchia ispanica (Viella, 2020) was awarded the 2020 “Giuseppe Galasso” Prize.

Teodoro Tagliaferri, University of Naples Federico II

Teodoro Tagliaferri is a full professor of Contemporary History and teaches global history and methodology and history of historiography at the University of Naples Federico II. He is a member of the Doctorates in Historical Studies at Federico II and in Global History & Governance at the Scuola Superiore Meridionale, as well as PI for the PRIN 2020 Myths of legitimation and government of difference in the European imperial regimes during the modern and contemporary age. His recent publications include Storia globale: un’ipotesi di concettualizzazione («Giornale critico di storia delle idee», 2/2023); Nations in the Empire. The Many Faces of Indian Nationalism, edited with Maurizio Griffo (Naples, 2024); Discorsi di Delegittimazione. Percorsi dell’antispagnolismo nell’Europa moderna, edited with Giovanni Scarpato (Naples, 2025); Memoria, identità, politica della storia nei contesti europeo e (post)-sovietico, edited with Giovanna Cigliano (Naples, 2025).

Piero Ventura, University of Naples Federico II

Piero Ventura insegna Storia moderna nell’Università di Napoli Federico II. I suoi studi si sono concentrati inizialmente sull’immigrazione a Napoli e sul sistema di acquisizione della cittadinanza napoletana tra XVI e XVIII secolo. Le sue indagini, successivamente, sono state dedicate alla chiesa nazionale dei napoletani a Roma tra XVI e XVIII secolo. I suoi studi vertono attualmente sulle rappresentazioni politiche e sulle pratiche sociali nell’ambito dei sistemi vestimentari tra XVI e XVIII secolo e sulla gestione politica e sull’amministrazione delle mura e delle porte urbiche a Roma tra XVI e XVII secolo.