Graduation Year
2016
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
American Studies
Second Department
French Studies
Reader 1
Thomas Koenigs
Reader 2
Bill Anthes
Reader 3
Claire Nettleton
Rights Information
© 2016 Jinna E Johnson
Abstract
This thesis examines the relationship between French female Catholicism during the 17th century and representations of Huron women’s spirituality in Relations des Jésuites. I argue that the nuances of French dévote culture highlight the elevated status of women in Huron indigenous society. These portraits of Huron women by the Jesuits inspired French women to breach the cloister and become missionaries, resulting in newfound religious freedoms for dévotes achieved through imperialistic efforts against the Huron nation.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Jinna E., ""Dans le pays des Hurons": Female Spirituality, French Jesuits, and the Huron Nation in France and New France during the Seventeenth Century" (2016). Scripps Senior Theses. 891.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/891
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
