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language and evangelization in Colonial Mexico
"Language contact and translation in the evangelization of Mexico, with a focus on the ethnically and linguistically diverse region of Oaxaca. Major themes are the challenge of cultural difference in translating the Christian message and the role of the indigenous elites in shaping that message and its reception"--
Signs and gestures -- Interpreters -- Confusion of tongues -- Language barriers under siege -- Speaking the word of God -- Catechists and catechism -- The word of God -- The problem of meaning -- Adoptions and adaptations -- The art of persuasion -- Continuity and convergence.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Langage et langues dans l'œuvre missionnaire
Farriss, Nancy M. (Nancy Marguerite), 1938-
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]