Bibliograph

Nahua and Maya Catholicisms, texts and religion in colonial central Mexico and Yucatan, Mark Z. Christensen

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Nahua and Maya Catholicisms, texts and religion in colonial central Mexico and Yucatan, Mark Z. Christensen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nahua and Maya Catholicisms

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

818953187

Responsibility statement

Mark Z. Christensen

Sub title

texts and religion in colonial central Mexico and Yucatan

Table Of Contents

Introduction: different texts, different versions -- Spelling out salvation -- The pen is mightier than the sword -- Getting down to the basics: commandments and prayers -- "One God, one faith, one baptism" -- The various confessions of Mesoamerica -- Adam's world tree and Paul's idol -- Voices from the dust -- Saintly devotion -- Conclusion: Nahua and Maya Catholicisms -- Appendixes: A. Employed Nahuatl and Maya ecclesiastical texts and corpora (1546-1855) -- B. Nahuatl translations of the creed -- C. Maya translations of the creed -- D. Cacalchen preambles (1646-1654) -- E. Maya testament from Ixil (1748)

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