EAN: 9783319430225

THE FRANCISCAN INVENTION OF THE NEW WORLD - JUL...

This book examines the story of the 'discovery of America' through the prism of the history of
the Franciscans  a socio-religious movement with a unique doctrine of voluntary poverty. The
Franciscans rapidly developed global dimensions  but their often paradoxical relationships with
poverty and power offer an alternate account of global history. Through this lens  Julia
McClure offers a deeper history of colonialism  not only by extending its chronology  but also
by exploring the powerful role of ambivalence in the emergence of colonial regimes. Other
topics discussed include the legal history of property  the complexity and politics of global
knowledge networks  the early (and neglected) history of the Near Atlantic  and the
transatlantic inquisition  mysticism  apocalypticism  and religious imaginations of place.

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