Latin American Religions : Histories and Documents in Context

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ISBN: 9780814767320 | 081476732X
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Copyright: 8/3/2008

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Latin American Religions provides an introduction through documents to the historical development and contemporary expressions of religious life in South and Central America, Mexico, and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. The documents are framed by substantive introductions that provide both historical context and theoretical insights for the study of these religious traditions and the ways in which they have developed over time. Book jacket.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introducing Religion in Latin America	p. 1
Indigenous Religions	p. 20
Documents
The Popul Vuh	p. 33
The Florentine Codex	p. 40
The Huarochiri Manuscript	p. 44
The Watunna	p. 49
Colonial Encounters	p. 55
Documents
"Royal Ordinances on Pacification, 1573"	p. 68
"Preface" to In Defense of the Indians	p. 70
"An Account of the Idolatries, Superstitions and Abuses in General of the Natives of the Bishopric of Oaxaca"	p. 72
"Marrano Religiosity in Hispanic America in the Seventeenth Century"	p. 77
"Appeal Concerning the Priest"	p. 84
Religions of the African Diaspora	p. 89
Documents
"The Archbishop of Bahia Rules on Slave Evangelization and Aspects of Their Treatment"	p. 100
"The Black Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary in Recife in the Eighteenth Century"	p. 104
"Black Islam in Brazil"	p. 105
The Taste of Blood: Spirit Possession in Brazilian Candomble	p. 112
Guia do Pai de Santo no Candomble	p. 116
"The Consecration of Ocha: A Capsule Summary"	p. 119
"Declarations from the Church of Lukumi, Miami"	p. 123
Independence and Modernity	p. 127
Documents
"The Guarani Missions-A Vanished Arcadia"	p. 142
"The Guarani Missions-A Ruthless Exploitation of the Indians"	p. 144
"About the Republic" and "Farewell"	p. 148
The Testament of Father Cicero Romao Baptista	p. 152
Ley de Patronato Eclesiastico de la Gran Colombia (1824)	p. 155
Protestantism in Latin America	p. 159
Documents
Gunnar Vingren, The Pioneer's Diary	p. 170
"The Pentecostal 'Conquest' of Chile: Rudiments of a Better Understanding"	p. 176
Followers of the New Faith: Cultural Change and the Rise of Protestantism in Brazil and Chile	p. 183
"'Like a Veil to Cover Them': Women and the Pentecostal Movement in La Paz"	p. 191
On the Life of Churches and the Ecumenical Movement in Latin America	p. 197
Postconciliar Roman Catholicism	p. 202
Documents
"Latin America Looks to Catholic Action for a Program of Social Reform"	p. 214
The Church in the Present-Day Transformation of Latin America in the Light of the Council: The Medellin Conclusions	p. 216
"Notes for a Theology of Liberation"	p. 219
What is Base Ecclesial Community?	p. 221
The Gospel in Solentiname	p. 226
"Fourth Pastoral Letter: The Church's Mission amid the National Crisis" (August 1979)	p. 229
Contemporary Religious Diversity and Change	p. 239
Documents
"Descarrego"	p. 255
Mormon Passage: A Missionary Chronicle	p. 260
"Ritual, Ethnicity, and Religious Identity in the Muslim Communities in Brazil"	p. 266
"Zen Buddhism in Brazil: Japanese or Brazilian?"	p. 273
"The Rituals of Santo Daime"	p. 278
Notes	p. 287
Suggested Readings	p. 311
Index	p. 319
About the Editors	p. 325
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