The French Jesuits, the Wendat, and Christian music: a tranlsation of cantiques in the Wendat language

"Cantiques are hymns with a long-held tradition behind them. They were already long-established in the Catholic church before the cantiques studied here were translated into Wendat. The Jesuits who did missionary work with the Wendat and the Wyandot from the 1630s to the late 1700s set a high s...

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1. Verfasser: Steckley, John 1949- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lewiston Edwin Mellen 2024
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Zusammenfassung:"Cantiques are hymns with a long-held tradition behind them. They were already long-established in the Catholic church before the cantiques studied here were translated into Wendat. The Jesuits who did missionary work with the Wendat and the Wyandot from the 1630s to the late 1700s set a high standard for learning an indigenous language and writing in that language. This is true both in terms of dictionaries and grammars, as well as religious works. Their linguistic work with an indigenous language can be considered to be unmatched in North America during this period."
Beschreibung:215 Seiten
ISBN:9781495512148