Religion, Gender, and Kinship in Colonial New France / Lisa J.M. Poirier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poirier, Lisa J. M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New France--Religion.

New France.

Jesuits--New France--History.

Jesuits.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 2016.

Summary:

The individual and cultural upheavals of early colonial New France were experienced differently by French explorers and settlers, and by Native traditionalists and Catholic converts. However, European invaders and indigenous people alike learned to negotiate the complexities of cross-cultural encounters by reimagining the meaning of kinship. Part micro-history, part biography, Religion, Gender, and Kinship in Colonial New France explores the lives of Etienne Brulé, Joseph Chihoatenhwa, Thérèse Oionhaton, and Marie Rollet Hébert as they created new religious orientations in order to survive the challenges of early seventeenth-century New France. Poirier examines how each successfully adapted their religious and cultural identities to their surroundings, enabling them to develop crucial relationships and build communities. Through the lens of these men and women, both Native and French, Poirier illuminates the historical process and powerfully illustrates the religious creativity inherent in relationship-building.

Contents:

Disjunctive valuations and new orientations

Etienne Brule

Joseph Chihoatenhwa

Therese Oionhaton

Marie Rollet Hebert

Kin replacement in the Jesuit relations

John Steckley's translation of Joseph Chihoatenhwa's prayer

Poems to Marie Rollet Hebert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815653868

0815653867

OCLC:

962064889