{"product_id":"paths-of-kateris-kin-christopher-vecsey-9780268038205","title":"Paths of Kateri's Kin","description":"\u003cp\u003eKateri Tekakwitha, the renowned Mohawk convert of the late 17th 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, this book tells not just her story nor just that of her Mohawk people. \u003cem\u003eThe Paths of Kateri's Kin\u003c\/em\u003e 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. These chapters take you down the many and various trails North American Indians have followed in expressing their Catholic identity and spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Paths of Kateri's Kin\u003c\/em\u003e reveals an exciting range of religious adaptation--from those who enter mainstream parish life to those who syncretize native and Catholic forms of spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the first volume in this series, \u003cem\u003eOn the Padres' Trail\u003c\/em\u003e, explores the heritage of Spanish Catholicism among the Indians of the Caribbean, Mexico, and the American Southwest, this second volume surveys the traditions begun in New France. From the eastern shores of Nova Scotia and Maine through the Great Lakes heartland, the entire Mississippi valley and finally the Pacific Northwest, French Catholics came and imposed their faith and institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Vecsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268038201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268038205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.39w x 1.38d","brand":"Christopher Vecsey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46024652357887,"sku":"9780268038205","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_196d5e97-5e15-4f14-b56d-bd96a1b7e161.jpg?v=1723128893","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paths-of-kateris-kin-christopher-vecsey-9780268038205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}