The Jesuit mission to New France a new interpretation in the light of the earlier Jesuit experience in Japan - Abé, Takao (Brill, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index
Introduction : Iberian and French Jesuits from an international perspective -- Review of literature on the Jesuit missions to Japan and New France -- Interpreting non-Christian cultures : Jesuit biases -- Preaching, winning converts and educating them : evolving multifaceted strategies -- Organising a mission for a Christian community : missionary réductions reconsidered -- Accepting and comprehending Christianity : non-European practice of the religion -- Conclusion : the French Jesuit mission revisited
Society of Jesus Jesuits Franciscans Roman Catholic missions intercultural communicaton New France Japan Paraguay Reductions