The Maya and Catholicism : an encounter of worldviews / John D. Early.
by
Early, John D.
ISBN
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9780813040028
Title
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The Maya and Catholicism : an encounter of worldviews / John D. Early.
Author
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Early, John D.
Personal Author
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Early, John D.
Publication Information
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Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2006.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xvi, 311 pages) : illustrations, map
Contents
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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.
Local Note
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Corporate Subject
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Catholic Church -- Missions -- Latin America -- History.
Église catholique -- Missions -- Amérique latine -- Histoire.
Subject Term
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Mayas -- Religion.
Mayas -- Rites and ceremonies.
Maya cosmology.
Indian Catholics -- Latin America -- History.
Christianity and culture -- Latin America.
Christianity and other religions -- Latin America.
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2006
Publication Information
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Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2006.
Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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261.297842 22 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |