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Maya and Catholic cultures in crisis / John D. Early.
Penn Museum Library F1435.3.R3 E36 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Early, John D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church.
- Mayas--Religion.
- Mayas.
- Mayas--Rites and ceremonies.
- Maya cosmology.
- Indian Catholics--Latin America--History.
- Indian Catholics.
- Catholic Church--Missions--Latin America--History.
- Christianity and culture--Latin America.
- Christianity and culture.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Missions.
- History.
- Latin America.
- Christianity and other religions--Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 499 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2012]
- Summary:
- In this historical account of how the Maya worldview has adapted to the changes following contact with Western colonial and national governments, John D. Early provides an in-depth look at how the Catholic Church has interacted with the Maya through the last centuries, delving into the changing worldviews of these two groups in the second half of the twentieth century-a period of great turmoil for both. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Introduction 1
- 1 The Research 3
- Part II The Background of the Crisis in Maya Communities at Mid-Twentieth Century 9
- 2 The Traditional Maya Worldview as Influenced by Later Evangelization 11
- 3 Retention of Maya Culture through Periods of Domination 35
- 4 Growing Inability of Maya Communities to Provide Subsistence 49
- 5 Long-Standing Strains within Maya Communities 62
- 6 The Maya Crisis and the Search for Answers 72
- Part III Renewed Efforts of the Catholic Church in Maya Communities 85
- 7 Worldview of Tridentine Catholicism 87
- 8 Presentation and Maya Reception of the Tridentine Worldview 99
- Part IV Crisis within the Catholic Worldview 121
- 9 Beyond Tridentine Belief and Ritual: Worldview of Vatican Council II 123
- 10 Crisis and Reaction in Latin America: The Liberation Movement 133
- 11 Maya Dioceses Reorganize for Action Catholicism 145
- 12 Maya Communities Organize for Social Action 160
- Part V Liberation Consciousness Assisted by Biblical Reflection 175
- 13 The Bible and Its Worldview as a Cultural Document 177
- 14 Methods of Reflecting on the Bible 189
- 15 Biblical Reflections in Maya Communities 199
- 16 Biblical Reflections in Lacandón Migrant Communities 216
- Part VI The Worldviews of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency 233
- 17 Guatemala: The Role of the Maya in the Worldview of Marxist Insurgency 235
- 18 Guatemala: The Maya in the Military's Worldview of Counterinsurgency 249
- 19 Militarization in Guatemala 262
- 20 Chiapas: The Role of the Maya in the Worldview of the Zapatista Insurgency 273
- 21 Militarization in Chiapas 293
- Part VII The Impact of the Maya Crisis on the Worldviews of Pastoral Workers 313
- 22 Two Pastoral Workers Evolve 315
- 23 Social Justice by Sacramental Observance 331
- 24 Social Justice by Maya Empowerment 347
- 25 Social Justice by Armed Rebellion 361
- 26 Liberation Catholicism: Its Relation to the Morality of Armed Rebellion 375
- Part VIII The Search for a Revitalized Maya Worldview 393
- 27 Choices Faced by Catholic Maya in a Turbulent Society 395
- 28 A Bishop's Evolving Worldview 408
- 29 The Movement for a Maya Christianity 430
- Part IX Conclusion 449
- 30 A Look Backward and Forward 451.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813040134
- 0813040132
- OCLC:
- 748330891
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