Plagues, priests, and demons : sacred narratives and the rise of Christianity in the Old World and the New / Daniel T. Reff.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

xiii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-279) and index.

Introduction -- Epidemic disease and the rise of Christianity in Europe, 150-800 CE -- The rise of Christianity in the New World: the Jesuit missions of Colonial Mexico, 1591-1660 -- The relevance of Early Christian literature to missionaries in Colonial Latin America -- Conclusion.