Becoming Holy in Early Canada 9780773596450

Table of contents :
Contents
Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The Cult of the Saints and Early Canada
2 Evangelism: Martyrdom
3 Evangelism: Indigenous Holiness
4 Charity: Domesticating Holiness
5 Asceticism: Making a New Culture
6 Miracles: Social Dramas and Community Bonds
7 Hagiography: Writing Memory
Conclusion
Appendix: Holy Persons of New France
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index

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