Jesuits at the Margins: Missions and Missionaries in the Marianas (1668-1769)

by Alexandre Coello de la Rosa

Book Overview

In the past decades historians have interpreted early modern Christian missions not simply as an adjunct to Western imperialism, but a privileged field for cross-cultural encounters. Placing the Jesuit missions into a global phenomenon that emphasizes economic and cultural relations between Europe and the East, this book analyzes the possibilities and limitations of the religious conversion in the Micronesian islands of Gu han (or Guam) and the Northern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138955582
• ISBN13: 9781138955585
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"