François-XavierEder:Missions jésuites au 18e siècle en Amazonie actuellement bolivienne (quatrième article): Ouvrages d'art, croyances et superstitions des Indiens, et comment les attirer dans les réductions. Transcription et traduction par Joseph
Constructive works, believes and superstitions of the Indians, and how to convince them of joining a reduction

Summary/Abstract: This article is a transcript and French translation of the last chapters (9 to 12) of Book 1 of the Latin manuscript by the Jesuit F. X. Eder on the missions or reductions in the Amerindian nations of the Moxos and Baures. It is the continuation of the three first articles on the Jesuit missions in the now Bolivian Amazon basin in the 18th century , entitled: 1. Lima, Peru, and their inhabitants in the 18th century. 2. Jesuit missions in the now Bolivian Amazon basin in the 18th century. 3. Quality of the soil and description of the Indians.

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