A Jesuit Missionary in Eighteenth-Century Sonora : The Family Correspondence of Philippe Segesser
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0826354246
ISBN-13
9780826354242
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Imprint
University of New Mexico Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 30th, 2014
Print length
376 Pages
Weight
740 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 16.20 x 3.30 cms
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ChristianityChristian mission & evangelismChristianityChristianity
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In the very last year of the seventeenth century a ten-year-old boy in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland, announced to his parents that he wanted to become a Jesuit missionary and save souls in faraway lands. Philipp Segesser got his wish when he was sent to northwestern Mexico in 1731. For the next thirty years he carried on an active correspondence with his family and religious affiliates.
His letters home, translated and edited in this fascinating book, provide a frank and intimate view of missionary life on the remote northwestern frontier of New Spain. The editor’s introduction sets the letters in biographical and historical context.
His letters home, translated and edited in this fascinating book, provide a frank and intimate view of missionary life on the remote northwestern frontier of New Spain. The editor’s introduction sets the letters in biographical and historical context.
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