Expecting Pears from an Elm Tree : Franciscan Missions on the Chiriguano Frontier in the Heart of South America, 1830-1949 /

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Franciscan missions were an influential aspect of frontier life in South America during the century after 1830, when newly established republics steadily imposed their jurisdiction over vast indigenous territories. Erick Langer explores the role of these missions among the Chiriguano people of the B...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Langer, Erick Detlef
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Franciscans.
Franciscans > Missions > Bolivia > History > 20th century.
Franciscans > Missions > Bolivia > History > 19th century.
Missions.
Indians of South America > Missions.
Chiriguano Indians > Missions.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
RELIGION > Christian Ministry > Missions.
Chiriguano (Indiens) > Missions > Bolivie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Chiriguano (Indiens) > Missions > Bolivie > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Indians of South America > Missions > Bolivia.
Chiriguano Indians > Missions > Bolivia > History > 20th century.
Chiriguano Indians > Missions > Bolivia > History > 19th century.
Bolivia.
Bolivia > Church history.
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The "Chiriguano wars" : Indian warfare and the establishment of the missions
  • The Franciscans
  • Death and migration : the population decline of the missions
  • Daily life and the development of mission culture
  • Conversion, chiefs, and rebellions : relationships of power on the missions
  • Missions and the frontier economy
  • Outside relations and the decline of the missions
  • From the Chaco war to secularization, 1932/1949
  • Comparisons.

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