Tongues of fire : language and evangelization in Colonial Mexico /
Farriss, Nancy M.(Nancy Marguerite),1938-author.
"Language contact and translation in the evangelization of Mexico, with a focus on the ethnically and linguistically diverse region of Oaxaca. Major themes are the challenge of cultural difference in translating the Christian message and the role of the indigenous elites in shaping that message and its reception"--
"Language contact and translation in the evangelization of Mexico, with a focus on the ethnically and linguistically diverse region of Oaxaca. Major themes are the challenge of cultural difference in translating the Christian message and the role of the indigenous elites in shaping that message and its reception"--
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Signs and gestures -- Interpreters -- Confusion of tongues -- Language barriers under siege -- Speaking the word of God -- Catechists and catechism -- The word of God -- The problem of meaning -- Adoptions and adaptations -- The art of persuasion -- Continuity and convergence.
Language in missionary work
Language and culture
Language and languages
Intercultural communication
Intercultural communication
Language and culture.
Language and languages
Language in missionary work.