The Worlds of Junipero Serra
Historical Contexts and Cultural Representations
Format:Hardback
Publisher:University of California Press
Published:10th Apr '18
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In September 2015, Junipero Serra was canonized by Pope Francis in Washington DC against the protest of many Californian Native Americans who criticized his brutal treatment of their ancestors and destruction of their culture. Like most complex historical figures, Junipero Serra has been interpreted in countless ways, often contextualized mainly in California. This book situates Serra in the context of the three major places that he lived, learned, and proselytized: Mallorca, Mexico, and Alta California and uses scholars from all three countries to create a rare glimpse into the life of the saint in three cultural dimensions. Essays on his use of music and art, and his representation in popular culture chart the life and impact of Serra, his education, and ideology, Franciscan influence, the plans and building of the missions, Native people and other important topics revolving around his life and history of Serra and the Catholic church in Mexico and California.
"Hackel has put together an intelligent collection of essays that explores the historical worlds that created Serra and illuminates the contested representations of him. The collection is emphatically multidisciplinary . . . And it is decidedly global, both in the contexts in which it considers Serra and in its contributors. * The Journal of American History *
"The Worlds of Junı ́pero Serra engages an academic and political landscape in which questions of colonial inheritance, national identity, immigration, and indigeneity have become increasingly fraught. Editor Steven W. Hackel evokes three contemporary moments that frame this collected volume: the 2013 tercentennial of Junı ́pero Serra’s birth, which inspired this project; Serra’s contentious canonization in 2015; and the anti-Latinx and Trumpian fervor that grips political and historical discourse in the United States today." * Hispanic American Historical Review *
"The essays in this volume each contribute to an appreciation of Serra, particularly in his own time and on his own terms." * Catholic Southwest: A Journal of History and Culture *
ISBN: 9780520295391
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
Weight: 590g
292 pages