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Tongues of fire : language and evangelization in Colonial Mexico
Title
Tongues of fire : language and evangelization in Colonial Mexico / Nancy Farriss.
ISBN
9780190884109
019088410X
9780190884116
9780190884123
9780190884130
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018
Physical Description
xxi, 409 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary
"Language contact and translation in the evangelization of Mexico, with a focus on the ethnically and linguistically diverse region of Oaxaca. Major themes are the challenge of cultural difference in translating the Christian message and the role of the indigenous elites in shaping that message and its reception"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 02, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Signs and gestures
Interpreters
Confusion of tongues
Language barriers under siege
Speaking the word of God
Catechists and catechism
The word of God
The problem of meaning
Adoptions and adaptations
The art of persuasion
Continuity and convergence.
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