Mohawk Saint
Download or Read eBook Mohawk Saint PDF written by Allan Greer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Allan Greer |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195309348 |
ISBN-13 | : 0195309340 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mohawk Saint by : Allan Greer
Book excerpt: Mohawk Saint is the story of Catherine Tekakwitha, a Mohawk woman born at a time of cataclysmic change, as Native Americans of the northeast experienced the effects of European contact and colonization. A convert to Catholicism in the 1670s, she embarked on a physically and mentally grueling program of self-denial, aiming to capture the spiritual power of the newcomers from across the sea. Her story intersects with that of Claude Chauchetiere, a French Jesuit who became convinced that Tekakwitha was a genuine saint. Today Tekakwitha is considered the first Native American saint and has a wide following in the Americas.