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.