# Truth in Many Tongues, Vol. 1

By **Daniel I Wasserman-Soler**

- ISBN-13: 9780271085999
- Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 240
- Published: 4 Mar 2020
- Language: en
- Price: £99.71 (new)
- Categories: Linguistics, History, RELIGION, Language Arts & Disciplines, Europe, Modern, South, Latin America, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), 17th Century, 16th Century, Spain, Alphabets & Writing Systems, Americas (North, Central, West Indies)

## About this book

Truth in Many Tongues, Volume 1, is a scholarly history and linguistics study exploring how the Spanish monarchy managed an empire of immense linguistic diversity. Author Daniel I. Wasserman-Soler examines sixteenth century policies within the Iberian Peninsula and the New World to challenge the idea that the spread of the Spanish language was a result of deliberate colonization. Through an analysis of inquisition reports and royal correspondence, the text reveals that Church and Crown officials lacked a unified language policy.

This work of non-fiction focuses on the practical mentality of early modern Catholicism and Christian-Muslim relations. By researching archives across Europe and the Americas, the author demonstrates how officials navigated Arabic and Amerindian languages to expand the Catholic Church. Truth in Many Tongues provides a detailed academic perspective on the intersection of religion, language arts, and colonial administration in early modern Spain and Latin America.

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