Constructing Lives At Mission San Francisco: Native Californians And Hispanic Co [Paperback]

In this finely crafted study, Quincy Newell examines the complexity of cultural contact between Franciscans and the native populations at Mission San Francisco. Records of traditional rituals and lifeways taking place alongside introduced doctrines and practices reveal the various ways California Indians adopted, adapted, and rejected aspects of mission life.Quincy D. Newell is an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Wyoming, Laramie.