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The Paths of Kateri's Kin

Name: The Paths of Kateri's Kin
Author: Christopher Vecsey
ISBN: 9780268038649

by Christopher Vecsey

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Kateri Tekakwitha, the renowned Mohawk convert of the late seventeenth century, symbolizes for thousands of American Indian Catholics today their own two-part cultural identity. Indeed, many feel a profound spiritual kinship with her as they travel the paths of Native American Catholicism. The Paths of Kateri's Kin not only tells her story and that of her Mohawk people, but also offers the first comprehensive study of the interweaving of Catholic and North American Indian ways from the French missionary days of the early 1600s through the complex tapestry of Indian Catholic spirituality alive today. This book examines the fascinating dynamic between Catholic and Indian traditions in many tribal settings across North America and across nearly five centuries, always emphasizing the spiritual lives and practices of contemporary Native American Catholics. For those pursuing religious studies, Native American studies, or American Catholic studies, this definitive work provides the most inclusive approach to date toward this significant, interdisciplinary area.

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The first part of this two-volume work on the forms of Native American Catholicism during the last five centuries traces the spread of New Spain's Catholic institutions to Florida, Northern Mexico, and the US Southwest. It follows the heritage of French Catholicism among the Eastern Algonkians of Acadia and New England, and particularly the Passamaquoddies of Maine, from the 17th century to the present. The central figure in the narrative is Kateri Tekakwitha, the renowned Mohawk convert of the late 17th century. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.