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BL
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586260
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b415479
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| Main Entry
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Early, John D.
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| Title & Author
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Maya and Catholic cultures in crisis /\ John D. Early.
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xvi, 499 pages :: illustrations, maps.
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| ISBN
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9780813040134 (alk. paper)
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: 0813040132 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The background of the crisis in Maya communities at mid-twentieth century -- Renewed efforts of the Catholic Church in Maya communities -- Crisis within the Catholic worldview -- Liberation consciousness assisted by biblical reflection -- The worldviews of insurgency and counterinsurgency -- The impact of the Maya crisis on the worldviews of pastoral workers -- The search for a revitalized Maya worldview.
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| Abstract
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From the publisher. In his most recent book, The Maya and Catholicism: An Encounter of Worldviews, John Early examined the relationship between the Maya and the Catholic Church from the sixteenth century through the colonial and early national periods. In Maya and Catholic Cultures in Crisis, he returns to delve into the changing worldviews of these two groups in the second half of the twentieth century -- a period of great turmoil for both. Drawing on his personal experiences as a graduate student, a Roman Catholic priest in the region and his extensive archival research, Early constructs detailed case histories of the Maya uprisings against the governments of Guatemala and Mexico, exploring Liberation Catholicism's integral role in these rebellions as well as in the evolutions of Maya and Catholic theologies. His meticulous and insightful study is indispensable to understanding Maya politics, society, and religion in the late twentieth century.
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Catholic Church-- Missions-- Latin America-- History.
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Catholic Church-- Missions-- Latin America-- History.
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Mayas-- Religion.
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Mayas-- Rites and ceremonies.
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Maya cosmology.
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Indian Catholics-- Latin America-- History.
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Christianity and culture-- Latin America.
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Christianity and other religions-- Latin America.
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| Dewey Classification
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299.7/842
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F1435.3.R3E36 2012
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