| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 239 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Summary |
In his historical satirical novel Candide, Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet) presented a fanciful vision of the Jesuit missions established among the Guaraní in parts of what today are Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. Some scholars have characterized the missions as having been a socialist utopia, or an independent republic located on the fringes of Spanish territory in South America. What was the reality? This study presents a detailed analysis of one of the Jesuit missions, Los Santos Mártires del Japón, and the story of the creation of mission communities on a frontier contested by Spain and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 22, 2018) |
| Subject |
Catholic Church
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| SUBJECT |
Catholic Church fast |
| Subject |
Missions -- Japan -- History
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Conflict management -- Religious aspects.
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History of the Americas.
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Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700.
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Population & demography.
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RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions.
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Conflict management -- Religious aspects
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Missions
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kuna, Graciela de, writer of supplementary textual content
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| ISBN |
9781527518285 |
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1527518280 |
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