The Church of the Dead: The Epidemic of 1576 and the Birth of Christianity in the Americas

(Part of the North American Religions Series Series)

by Jennifer Scheper Hughes

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Tells the story of the founding of American Christianity against the backdrop of devastating disease, and of the Indigenous survivors who kept the nascent faith alive

Many scholars have come to think of the European Christian mission to the Americas as an inevitable success. But in its early period it was very much on the brink of failure. In 1576, Indigenous Mexican communities suffered a catastrophic epidemic that took almost two...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1479802557

ISBN13:9781479802555

Release Date:August 2021

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.68 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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The Church of the Dead: The Epidemic of 1576 and the Birth of Christianity in the Americas

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