Conflict and Conversion in Sixteenth Century Central Mexico
| Author | : Robert H. Jackson |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 283 |
| Release | : 2013-04-25 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9789004251212 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9004251219 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Conflict and Conversion in Sixteenth Century Central Mexico by : Robert H. Jackson
Download or read book Conflict and Conversion in Sixteenth Century Central Mexico written by Robert H. Jackson and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerns over native resistance to evangelization on and beyond the Chichimeca frontier (the frontier between sedentary and nomadic natives) prompted the Augustinian missionaries to use graphic visual images of hell to convince natives to embrace the new faith. The Augustinians believed that they were in a war against Satan.
