Sacred habitat nature and Catholicism in the early modern Spanish Atlantic / Ran Segev.

Author/creator Segev, Ran
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]
Descriptionxvi, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Catholic Church--Spain. --History. --16th century.
Catholic Church--Spain. --History. --17th century.
Catholic Church--Latin America. --History. --16th century.
Catholic Church--Latin America. --History. --17th century.
Cosmography--History. --16th century.
Cosmography--History. --17th century.
Christianity and geography--Latin America. --History. --16th century.
Christianity and geography--Latin America. --History. --17th century.
Natural history--Religious aspects. --Catholic Church. --History. --16th century.
Natural history--Religious aspects. --Catholic Church. --History. --17th century.
Natural history--Latin America. --History. --16th century.
Natural history--Latin America. --History. --17th century.

SeriesIberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 ; vol. 9
Iberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 ; v. 9. ^A1258837
Contents The ladder to God : empire, faith, and knowledge in the Hispanic world -- Finding God and his church in the fabric of nature -- Sor María's cosmos -- Descripción and the art of piety -- The origin of (American) species.
Abstract "Investigates the links between religion, empire, and the study of nature across the Spanish world during a period of Iberian global expansion, showing how geographies, cosmographies, and natural history were used to advance multiple Catholic goals"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 183-207) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2023013035
ISBN9780271095332 (hardback)

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