Mohawk Saint [[electronic resource] ] : Catherine Tekakwitha and the Jesuits / / Allan Greer
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| Autore: |
Greer Allan
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| Titolo: |
Mohawk Saint [[electronic resource] ] : Catherine Tekakwitha and the Jesuits / / Allan Greer
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 282/.092 |
| B | |
| Soggetto topico: | Mohawk women |
| Mohawk Indians - Religion | |
| Women saints - New York (State) | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-241) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; MAPS; 1 Beautiful Death; 2 Gandaouagué: A Mohawk Childhood; 3 Poitiers: The Making of a Jesuit Mystic; 4 Kahnawake: A Christian Iroquois Community; 5 Body and Soul; 6 Catherine and Her Sisters; 7 Curing the Afflicted; 8 Virgins and Cannibals; 9 Epilogue: "Our Catherine"; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Catherine/Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) has become known over the centuries as a holy Catholic convert. She is revered as the first Native North American proposed for sainthood. This book presents her story along with Claude Chauchetiere, a French Jesuit, who came to America hoping to rescue savages from sin and paganism. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Mohawk Saint |
| ISBN: | 0-19-988407-2 |
| 1-280-42821-X | |
| 0-19-803899-2 | |
| 1-60256-515-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817267003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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