Catherine Balleriaux

Broschiertes Buch

Missionary Strategies in the New World, 1610-1690

An Intellectual History

Beschreibung

Missionaries who travelled to the New World in the 17th century encountered an array of cults and rituals. Catholics and Calvinists were united in viewing this idolatry as superstitious. Ballà riaux presents a study of French, Spanish and English missions to the Americas, based on a comparative analysis of the goals expressed in their writings.

Autor

Catherine Ballériaux has studied philosophy, American studies, and history at the Universities of Liège and Antwerp, Belgium, and Pittsburgh, USA She holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is currently a Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Enlightenment Studies at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.

Produktdetails

• Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780367876074
• ISBN-10: 0367876078
• Artikelnr.: 58440372