Reading Laudato Si' in the Verapaz: A Case of Localizing Catholic Teachings
As global climate change is becoming an increasing worry, Q'eqchi'-Maya Catholics in Guatemala have begun drawing Pope Francis encyclical Laudato Si' into their discourse about the environment. This article examines how Catholic teachings and Maya culture come together to shape Q'...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Exchange
Year: 2019, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 291-301 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CD Christianity and Culture KBR Latin America KDB Roman Catholic Church NBE Anthropology NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Q'eqchi'-Maya people
B Guatemala B Catholicism B Environment (Art) |
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| Summary: | As global climate change is becoming an increasing worry, Q'eqchi'-Maya Catholics in Guatemala have begun drawing Pope Francis encyclical Laudato Si' into their discourse about the environment. This article examines how Catholic teachings and Maya culture come together to shape Q'eqchi'-Mayas' views on climate change, and argues that these processes offer anthropologists of Catholicism insight into how we might better understand Catholicism as a religion that is at once local and global. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-543X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Exchange
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1572543X-12341532 |