Missionizing on the edge: religion and power in the Jesuit missions of Spanish Amazonia
"Established in 1638 in a vast Amazonian territory that today encompasses border areas of Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, the missions of Maynas were one of the Society of Jesus' main enterprises in Spanish America. Jesuit writings provide a unique insight into the seventeenth- and ei...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Jesuit studies
volume 37 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Amazonas
/ Jesuits
/ Mission (international law
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Missions
Social aspects (Peru) (Maynas)
B Jesuits Missions (Peru) (Maynas) B Ethnic Relations Religious aspects Catholic Church B Peru Ethnic relations History B Indians of South America (Peru) (Maynas) Social conditions |
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| Summary: | "Established in 1638 in a vast Amazonian territory that today encompasses border areas of Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, the missions of Maynas were one of the Society of Jesus' main enterprises in Spanish America. Jesuit writings provide a unique insight into the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century encounters between Europeans and indigenous peoples. In effect, they shed light on how native Amazonians appropriated elements of Christian religiosity and Iberian urban culture. This book is not only about how indigenous populations experienced life in missions. It is above all a study of how natives actively engaged with the practices and ideas of settlement and religiosity transmitted by the Jesuits"-- |
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| Item Description: | Erscheinungsdatum auf Frontpage 28 Dec 2022 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (X, 376 Seiten), Karten, Illustrationen, Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 9004527893 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004527898 |