The death and afterlife of the North American martyrs /Emma Anderson.
Anderson, Emma, 1970-
The death and afterlife of the North American martyrs /Emma Anderson. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. A Spectacle for Men and Angels -- 2. The Blood of Martyrs Is the Seed of Christians -- 3. Souvenirs des Jesuites -- 4. For Canada and for God -- 5. Bones of Contention -- 6. The Naked and the Dead -- 7. Pilgrims' Progress.
In the 1640s eight Jesuits met a terrifying death at the hands of native antagonists. In 1930 they were canonized as North America's first saints. The Death and Afterlife of the North American Martyrs illuminates these seminal acts of violence and charts their ever-changing, controversial legacy, or "afterlife," across almost four centuries.
9780674726161
Jesuits--North America.
Jesuits--Missions.
Christian martyrs--North America.
Electronic Books.
BX3707 / .D438 2013
The death and afterlife of the North American martyrs /Emma Anderson. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. A Spectacle for Men and Angels -- 2. The Blood of Martyrs Is the Seed of Christians -- 3. Souvenirs des Jesuites -- 4. For Canada and for God -- 5. Bones of Contention -- 6. The Naked and the Dead -- 7. Pilgrims' Progress.
In the 1640s eight Jesuits met a terrifying death at the hands of native antagonists. In 1930 they were canonized as North America's first saints. The Death and Afterlife of the North American Martyrs illuminates these seminal acts of violence and charts their ever-changing, controversial legacy, or "afterlife," across almost four centuries.
9780674726161
Jesuits--North America.
Jesuits--Missions.
Christian martyrs--North America.
Electronic Books.
BX3707 / .D438 2013