Worlds of Junipero Serra : historical contexts and cultural representations / edited by Steven W. Hackel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hackel, Steven W., editor.

Series:

Western histories ; v. 10.

Western histories series ; v.10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Serra, Junípero, Saint, 1713-1784.

Serra, Junípero.

Franciscans--Missions--California--History.

Franciscans.

Missions, Spanish--California--History.

Missions, Spanish.

Indians, Treatment of--North America--History.

Indians, Treatment of.

Slavery and the church--History--18th century.

Slavery and the church.

Indians of North America--Missions--California.

Indians of North America.

California--History--To 1846.

California.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

As one of America's most important missionaries, Junípero Serra is widely recognized as the founding father of California's missions. It was for that work that he was canonized in 2015 by Pope Francis. Less well known, however, is the degree to which Junípero Serra embodied the social, religious and artistic currents that shaped Spain and Mexico across the 18th century. Further, Serra's reception in American culture in the 19th and 20th centuries has often been obscured by the controversies surrounding his treatment of California's Indians. This volume situates Serra in the larger Spanish and Mexican contexts within which he lived, learned, and came of age. Offering a rare glimpse into Serra's life, these essays capture the full complexity of cultural trends and developments that paved the way for this powerful missionary to become not only California's most polarizing historical figure but also North America's first Spanish colonial saint.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Junípero Serra: New Contexts and Emerging Interpretations / Hackel, Steven W.

Part One. Mallorca: From Student to Professor

1. Junípero Serra's Mallorcan Origins / Vidal, José Juan

2. Father Junípero Serra's Education and Ideology / Muntaner, Antoni Picazo

3. Eiusque Manu Scriptus: Junípero Serra's Mallorcan Class Notes / Dagenais, John

Part Two. Mexico and California: Serra as Missionary

4. Junípero Serra's Mission Muse: Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda and Her Writings / Nogar, Anna M.

5. Inside the Cloister: Exploring the Life of Fray Junípero Serra in the College of San Fernando / Galindo, David Rex

6. Serra among the Faithful: The Popular Mission / Melvin, Karen

7. Within the Confessional: Franciscan Utopias and Daily Practices in Mission San Carlos / Torre Curiel, José Refugio de la

8. Junípero Serra's Approach to the Native Peoples of the Californias / Beebe, Rose Marie / Senkewicz, Robert M.

Part Three. Art and Architecture: The Aesthetic Eye of Serra

9. Junípero Serra's Tastes and the Art and Architecture of the California Missions / Bargellini, Clara / Huckins, Pamela

10. Between Worlds: Junípero Serra and the Paintings of José de Páez / Lewis, Cynthia Neri

Part Four. Junípero Serra: Invention and Consumption

11. The Invention of Junípero Serra and the "Spanish Craze" / Kagan, Richard L.

12. The Public Consumption of Junípero Serra / Komanecky, Michael K.

Contributors List

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9780520968165

0520968166

OCLC:

1054394530