Early History of the Southwest through the Eyes of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries : A Transcultural Experience in the Eighteenth Century.

By: Classen, AlbrechtMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (209 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780739177853Subject(s): Missionaries - Southwest, NewGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Early History of the Southwest through the Eyes of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries : A Transcultural Experience in the Eighteenth CenturyDDC classification: 266.02343072 LOC classification: F799 -- .C55 2013ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries in the American Southwest -- Major German Jesuit Writers and Their Biographies -- Father Eusebio Kino-The Pioneer -- Joseph Stoecklein's Welt-Bott -- An Encyclopedic Approach to the Early History of Sonora -- Joseph Och's Travel Reports -- The Personal Perspective -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: This book provides unique and lively, authentic, and source-based insights into the history, culture, geography, fauna, flora, geology, climate, and politics of eighteenth-century Sonora/Arizona, drawing from the fascinating first-hand accounts written by German speaking Jesuit missionaries. Transcultural experiences of extraordinary kinds dominate those accounts which allow us to understand the difficult, problematic, sometimes hostile, but then also productive and fruitful contacts, interactions, and dealings between the European missionaries and the native population.
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Intro -- Title Page -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries in the American Southwest -- Major German Jesuit Writers and Their Biographies -- Father Eusebio Kino-The Pioneer -- Joseph Stoecklein's Welt-Bott -- An Encyclopedic Approach to the Early History of Sonora -- Joseph Och's Travel Reports -- The Personal Perspective -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book provides unique and lively, authentic, and source-based insights into the history, culture, geography, fauna, flora, geology, climate, and politics of eighteenth-century Sonora/Arizona, drawing from the fascinating first-hand accounts written by German speaking Jesuit missionaries. Transcultural experiences of extraordinary kinds dominate those accounts which allow us to understand the difficult, problematic, sometimes hostile, but then also productive and fruitful contacts, interactions, and dealings between the European missionaries and the native population.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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