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Why Have You Come Here?: The Jesuits and the First Evangelization of Native America Cushner, Nicholas P. (Professor of History, Professor of History, Empire College, State University of New York)
Why Have You Come Here?: The Jesuits and the First Evangelization of Native America
Cushner, Nicholas P. (Professor of History, Professor of History, Empire College, State University of New York)
Provides a comprehensive overview of the American missionary activities of the Jesuits. This book examines how the Jesuits behaved toward the indigenous population and analyzes the way in which native belief systems were replaced by Christianity. It also seeks to understand how the European-Indian encounter changed their even material culture.
270 pages, 1 map
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 17, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195308013 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 270 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 151 × 21 mm · 418 g |
| Language | English |