Title: The fire of tongues
First published: 1998
Description: "This important contribution to the biographical literature on  Antônio Vieira demonstrates how his experiences in Brazil, and his detention by the Inquisition in Portugal, convinced him that the missionary enterprise must be separated from Portugal's imperial project. Vieira concluded that the Jesuits' special talents (especially their talent for languages) equipped them to build the Christian church in the New World"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Biography, Jesuits, Missionaries, Portuguese Missions, Missions, History, Vieira, antonio, 1608-1697
Places: Brazil, Portugal
People: António Vieira (1608-1697)
LC classification: BV3705.V54 C64 1998