The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the AmericasA classic study of early contact between European explorers and North American natives. When the two cultures met in the fifteenth century, it meant great upheavals for the Amerindians, but strengthened the Europeans' move toward nation-states and capitalism. |
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Page 129
... Christian kings . " 15 An anonymous pamphleteer proclaimed that it would be to the benefit of the barbarians themselves for France to venture forth and civilize them . Inspired by the French example , they would practically civilize ...
... Christian kings . " 15 An anonymous pamphleteer proclaimed that it would be to the benefit of the barbarians themselves for France to venture forth and civilize them . Inspired by the French example , they would practically civilize ...
Page 130
... Christianity could legitimately lead to the subjection of Amerindians to Christian princes on civil , as well as religious , grounds so long as this was done for the benefit of Amerindians rather than of Spaniards.29 To these arguments ...
... Christianity could legitimately lead to the subjection of Amerindians to Christian princes on civil , as well as religious , grounds so long as this was done for the benefit of Amerindians rather than of Spaniards.29 To these arguments ...
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... Christianity . The Jesuits had been the chief exponents of syncretism ; in New France , they had used this technique to establish a native Christian church in Huronia , until the project was destroyed by members of the Five Nations in ...
... Christianity . The Jesuits had been the chief exponents of syncretism ; in New France , they had used this technique to establish a native Christian church in Huronia , until the project was destroyed by members of the Five Nations in ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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