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Missionary Scientists: Jesuit Science in Spanish South America, 1570-1810
Andres I. Prieto
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Description for Missionary Scientists: Jesuit Science in Spanish South America, 1570-1810
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HRCC7; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 739.
Missionary Scientists explores the scientific activities of Jesuit missionaries in colonial Spanish America, revealing a little-known aspect of religions role in the scholarship of the early Spanish Empire. Grounded in an examination of the writings and individuals authors who were active in South American naturalist studies, this study outlines new paths of research often neglected by current scholarship.
What becomes clear throughout Missionary Scientists is that early missionaries were adept in adapting to local practices, in order to both understand the scientific foundations of these techniques and ingratiate themselves to the native communities.
Spanning the disciplines of history, religion, ... Read more
Missionary Scientists explores the scientific activities of Jesuit missionaries in colonial Spanish America, revealing a little-known aspect of religions role in the scholarship of the early Spanish Empire. Grounded in an examination of the writings and individuals authors who were active in South American naturalist studies, this study outlines new paths of research often neglected by current scholarship.
What becomes clear throughout Missionary Scientists is that early missionaries were adept in adapting to local practices, in order to both understand the scientific foundations of these techniques and ingratiate themselves to the native communities.
Spanning the disciplines of history, religion, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Tennessee, United States
ISBN
9780826517449
SKU
V9780826517449
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