The Maya and Catholicism: an encounter of worldviews
The research -- The saints, their homes, and their servants -- Mayan festivals for the saints -- Mayan insistence on the mass performed by a Catholic priest -- Traditional Mayan worldview -- The worldview of the Spanish crown at the beginning of the sixteenth century -- Spanish victories and their i...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Gainesville, Fla. [u.a.]
Univ. Press of Florida
c 2006
London Eurospan c 2006 |
| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Maya
/ Religion
/ World view
/ Mission
/ Catholic church
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| Further subjects: | B
Mayas
Religion
B Christianity and other religions (Latin America) B Indian Catholics (Latin America) History B Catholic Church Missions Latin America History B Christianity and culture Latin America B Indian Catholics Latin America History B Christianity and culture (Latin America) B Maya cosmology B Mayas Rites and ceremonies B Christianity and other religions Latin America B Catholic Church Missions (Latin America) History |
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| Summary: | The research -- The saints, their homes, and their servants -- Mayan festivals for the saints -- Mayan insistence on the mass performed by a Catholic priest -- Traditional Mayan worldview -- The worldview of the Spanish crown at the beginning of the sixteenth century -- Spanish victories and their impact on the Mayan worldview -- The goals of evangelization -- The strategy for communicating the doctrina -- Problems facing the friars -- The secular clergy -- The necessity of the saints in the Mayan worldview -- The necessity of the mass, baptism, and the Catholic priest in the Mayan worldview -- The fiscal -- The mass of the talking saints -- Questions raised by the research |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Formerly CIP |
| ISBN: | 0813030250 |