Ep. 6: Jesuit Reductions and epidemics in Brazil
Dec 04, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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Episode description
In our sixth episode, doctoral researcher Tomás Tassinari discusses sixteenth-century letters written by Jesuit missionaries about the effect of infectious disease on Brazilian indigenous populations. How did these missionaries view the people they had traveled so far to convert? What elements of early modern imperialistic mentality still linger today? Find out in today’s episode!
Hosted by Gašper Jakovac and Ian Hathaway
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