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The solidarity of kin : ethnohistory, religious studies, and the Algonkian-French religious encounter /

This study focuses on the encounter between the Native American Eastern Algonkian peoples and French missionaries in the 17th century. Morrison (religion, Arizona State U.) argues that rather than simply converting to Catholicism, the Algonkians applied traditional knowledge and values to achieve a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morrison, Kenneth M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2002.
Colección:SUNY series in Native American religions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This study focuses on the encounter between the Native American Eastern Algonkian peoples and French missionaries in the 17th century. Morrison (religion, Arizona State U.) argues that rather than simply converting to Catholicism, the Algonkians applied traditional knowledge and values to achieve a pragmatic and critical sense of Christianity and to preserve and extend kinship solidarity into the future. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 243 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-229) and index.
ISBN:9780791488409
0791488403
0791454053
9780791454053