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THE JESUIT RELATIONS AND ALLIED DOCUMENTS IBD

NABU PRESS
04 / 2010
9781148540795
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Sinopsis

Volume 54 of the monumental 'Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents' presents a detailed account of the Jesuit missionary efforts in New France (present-day Canada) during the 17th and 18th centuries. Compiled and translated by Reuben Gold Thwaites, this volume offers invaluable primary source material for understanding the interactions between European colonizers and Indigenous populations. Through letters, reports, and journals, the Jesuit missionaries document their travels, encounters, and attempts to convert the native peoples to Christianity. The texts, presented in their original French, Latin, and Italian alongside English translations, provide insight into the social, cultural, and religious landscape of colonial North America. This collection is an indispensable resource for scholars of history, religion, and Indigenous studies, offering a unique perspective on the complex dynamics of cultural exchange and religious conversion during this formative period.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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