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The death and afterlife of the North American martyrs /

In the 1640s eight Jesuits met a terrifying death at the hands of native antagonists. In 1930 they were canonized as North America's first saints. The Death and Afterlife of the North American Martyrs illuminates these seminal acts of violence and charts their ever-changing, controversial legac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Anderson, Emma, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. A Spectacle for Men and Angels
  • 2. The Blood of Martyrs Is the Seed of Christians
  • 3. Souvenirs des Jesuites
  • 4. For Canada and for God
  • 5. Bones of Contention
  • 6. The Naked and the Dead
  • 7. Pilgrims' Progress.