Tropical idolatry : a theological history of Catholic colonialism in the Pacific world, 1568-1700 /
Tropical Idolatry examines how thinkers within the Society of Jesus attempted to convert Indigenous peoples of New Spain, the Philippine Islands, and the Mariana Islands to Catholicism. This book demonstrates the importance that both religious and political beliefs played in the establishment of the...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
2018.
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| Online Access: | Full text (Emerson users only) Full text (Emmanuel users only) Full text (NECO users only) Full text (MCPHS users only) Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | Tropical Idolatry examines how thinkers within the Society of Jesus attempted to convert Indigenous peoples of New Spain, the Philippine Islands, and the Mariana Islands to Catholicism. This book demonstrates the importance that both religious and political beliefs played in the establishment of the Church in the Spanish Pacific world. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498566599 1498566596 |