Opening book details…
Can I read The Death and Afterlife of the North American Martyrs on EtoBox?
The Death and Afterlife of the North American Martyrs by Emma Anderson is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Death and Afterlife of the North American Martyrs about?
In the 1640s, eight Jesuit missionaries met their deaths at the hands of native antagonists. With their collective canonization in 1930, these men became North America's first saints. Emma Anderson untangles the complexities of these seminal acts of violence and their ever-changing legacy across the centuries. While exploring how Jesuit missionaries perceived their terrifying final hours, she also seeks to comprehend the motivations of those who confronted them from the other side of the axe, mu
Who reads The Death and Afterlife of the North American Martyrs?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Emma Anderson
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674051188
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Religion, Philosophy, Christian
- Updated
- 2026-03-25