Fallen from Heaven : the enduring tradition of Europeans as gods in the Americas / Nicholas Griffiths, independent scholar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffiths, Nicholas, 1962- author.

Series:

Cambridge Latin American studies ; 135.

Cambridge Latin American studies ; 135

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians--First contact with other peoples.

Indians.

Europeans--First contact with other peoples.

Europeans.

Indian mythology.

Indians--Religion.

Apotheosis--America.

Apotheosis.

America--Discovery and exploration--European.

America.

Physical Description:

xiv, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Enduring tradition of Europeans as gods in the Americas

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"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 myths, and shamanism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Tradition of the Apotheosis in Early Spanish America

The Tradition of the Apotheosis in Mesoamerica

The Tradition of the Apotheosis in the Andes

The European Mythology of the Indies : From the Sixteenth to the Early Eighteenth Century

The Tradition of the Apotheosis in North America

The European Mythology of the Indies : The Enlightenment

The Tradition of the Apotheosis in Hawaiʻi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Griffiths, Nicholas, 1962- Fallen from Heaven

ISBN:

9781009549806

1009549804

9781009549813

1009549812

OCLC:

1432607953