Fallen from Heaven: the enduring tradition of Europeans as gods in the Americas

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"This book debunks the so-called apotheosis myth that Indigenous peoples across the Americas worshipped Europeans as gods during the early modern period. This accessible synthesis will interest students and scholars of European expansion and colonialism, Native American history, the history of...

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Subtitles:Enduring tradition of Europeans as gods in the Americas
Main Author: Griffiths, Nicholas 1962- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, US Cambridge University Press 2024
In: Cambridge studies in Latin American and Iberian literature (135)
Year: 2024
Series/Journal:Cambridge studies in Latin American and Iberian literature 135
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B The Americas / Indigenous peoples / Settler / Apotheosis / Myth / History 1492-1789
IxTheo Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
BR Ancient religions of the Americas
KBP America
TJ Modern history
Further subjects:B Indians Religion
B Apotheosis (America)
B Indian mythology
B Indians First contact with other peoples
B Europeans First contact with other peoples
B America Discovery and exploration European
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