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PublisherUniversity Press of Colorado

ISBN-101607326833

ISBN-139781607326830

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Number of Pages346 Pages

Publication NameWords and Worlds Turned Around : Indigenous Christianities in Colonial Latin America

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2017

SubjectChristianity / Catholic, Spanish, Christianity / General, Anthropology / General, Latin America / General

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Religion, Social Science, History

AuthorDavid Tavárez

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight17 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2017-016850

Reviews"As pathbreaking and revisionist as what Robert Ricard advocated some eighty years ago. . . . A most welcome addition to the ethnohistory of colonial Latin America. Most valuable is its originality and the exacting level of scholarship necessary to generate such important studies." --Susan Schroeder, Tulane University "An intriguing assembly of cross-disciplinary investigations, exploring from different angles the ways in which indigenous Christianities emerged and proliferated in Spanish America. This volume raises big questions for the study of some purportedly old processes and breathes new life into the art of historical interpretation." --Kenneth Mills, University of Michigan "These [essays] help show what happened on some of the most daunting frontiers of cultural exchange, where distinctive forms of Catholicism emerged. Creative misunderstandings, tense collaborations, fruitful contention: every type of encounter is represented here, with vivid evocations." --Felipe Fernndez-Armesto, University of Notre Dame, "As pathbreaking and revisionist as what Robert Ricard advocated some eighty years ago. . . . A most welcome addition to the ethnohistory of colonial Latin America. Most valuable is its originality and the exacting level of scholarship necessary to generate such important studies." --Susan Schroeder, Tulane University "An intriguing assembly of cross-disciplinary investigations, exploring from different angles the ways in which indigenous Christianities emerged and proliferated in Spanish America. This volume raises big questions for the study of some purportedly old processes and breathes new life into the art of historical interpretation." --Kenneth Mills, University of Michigan "These [essays] help show what happened on some of the most daunting frontiers of cultural exchange, where distinctive forms of Catholicism emerged. Creative misunderstandings, tense collaborations, fruitful contention: every type of encounter is represented here, with vivid evocations." --Felipe Fernández-Armesto, University of Notre Dame "This book is part of an important moment in the historiography of colonial Latin America. . . . [and represents] the cutting-edge research that is redefining the study of indigenous religions of the Americas and their relationship to Christianity." -- Reading Religion, "The work's geographic breadth, the rich array of sources introduced by contributors, and several strong and novel analyses make this an important contribution to a dynamic field of study." --Ethnohistory, "Together, this volume's chapters highlight the variety of Catholicisms presented to the Indigenous populations of Latin America and how Native peoples localized Christianity and remade it according to their own cultural logic. . . . Summing Up: Recommended" -- Choice, "This volume is a significant contribution to colonial scholarship." --Journal of Latin American Theology, "As pathbreaking and revisionist as what Robert Ricard advocated some eighty years ago. . . . A most welcome addition to the ethnohistory of colonial Latin America. Most valuable is its originality and the exacting level of scholarship necessary to generate such important studies." --Susan Schroeder, Tulane University, "Together, this volume's chapters highlight the variety of Catholicisms presented to the Indigenous populations of Latin America and how Native peoples localized Christianity and remade it according to their own cultural logic. . . . Summing Up: Recommended" -- Choice " This volume of essays is recommended for all scholars and students of religion and indigenous peoples of the Americas." --International Journal of Latin American Religion " Each chapter illustrates innovative approaches that challenge the narrow perception of a one-way "spiritual conquest," engaging the reader with the complexities of translating (converting) Christianity into a new (geo-graphical) context ." --Latin American Antiquity, "As pathbreaking and revisionist as what Robert Ricard advocated some eighty years ago. . . . A most welcome addition to the ethnohistory of colonial Latin America. Most valuable is its originality and the exacting level of scholarship necessary to generate such important studies." --Susan Schroeder, Tulane University "An intriguing assembly of cross-disciplinary investigations, exploring from different angles the ways in which indigenous Christianities emerged and proliferated in Spanish America. This volume raises big questions for the study of some purportedly old processes and breathes new life into the art of historical interpretation." --Kenneth Mills, University of Michigan, "As pathbreaking and revisionist as what Robert Ricard advocated some eighty years ago. . . . A most welcome addition to the ethnohistory of colonial Latin America. Most valuable is its originality and the exacting level of scholarship necessary to generate such important studies." --Susan Schroeder, Tulane University "An intriguing assembly of cross-disciplinary investigations, exploring from different angles the ways in which indigenous Christianities emerged and proliferated in Spanish America. This volume raises big questions for the study of some purportedly old processes and breathes new life into the art of historical interpretation." --Kenneth Mills, University of Michigan "These intriguingly rich papers help show what happened on some of the most daunting frontiers of cultural exchange, where distinctive forms of Catholicism emerged. Creative misunderstandings, tense collaborations, fruitful contention: every type of encounter is represented here, with vivid evocations." --Felipe Fernndez-Armesto, University of Notre Dame, "Together, this volume's chapters highlight the variety of Catholicisms presented to the Indigenous populations of Latin America and how Native peoples localized Christianity and remade it according to their own cultural logic. . . . Summing Up: Recommended" -- Choice " This volume of essays is recommended for all scholars and students of religion and indigenous peoples of the Americas." --International Journal of Latin American Research, "As pathbreaking and revisionist as what Robert Ricard advocated some eighty years ago. . . . A most welcome addition to the ethnohistory of colonial Latin America. Most valuable is its originality and the exacting level of scholarship necessary to generate such important studies." --Susan Schroeder, Tulane University "An intriguing assembly of cross-disciplinary investigations, exploring from different angles the ways in which indigenous Christianities emerged and proliferated in Spanish America. This volume raises big questions for the study of some purportedly old processes and breathes new life into the art of historical interpretation." --Kenneth Mills, University of Michigan "These [essays] help show what happened on some of the most daunting frontiers of cultural exchange, where distinctive forms of Catholicism emerged. Creative misunderstandings, tense collaborations, fruitful contention: every type of encounter is represented here, with vivid evocations." --Felipe Fernández-Armesto, University of Notre Dame, "Together, this volume's chapters highlight the variety of Catholicisms presented to the Indigenous populations of Latin America and how Native peoples localized Christianity and remade it according to their own cultural logic. . . . Summing Up: Recommended" -- Choice " This volume of essays is recommended for all scholars and students of religion and indigenous peoples of the Americas." --International Journal of Latin American Religion

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Dewey Decimal980/.01

SynopsisA sophisticated, state-of-the-art study of the remaking of Christianity by indigenous societies, Words and Worlds Turned Around reveals the manifold transformations of Christian discourses in the colonial Americas. The book surveys how Christian messages were rendered in indigenous languages; explores what was added, transformed, or glossed over; and ends with an epilogue about contemporary Nahuatl Christianities. In eleven case studies drawn from eight Amerindian languages-Nahuatl, Northern and Valley Zapotec, Quechua, Yucatec Maya, K'iche' Maya, Q'eqchi' Maya, and Tupi-the authors address Christian texts and traditions that were repeatedly changed through translation-a process of "turning around" as conveyed in Classical Nahuatl. Through an examination of how Christian terms and practices were made, remade, and negotiated by both missionaries and native authors and audiences, the volume shows the conversion of indigenous peoples as an ongoing process influenced by what native societies sought, understood, or accepted. The volume features a rapprochement of methodologies and assumptions employed in history, anthropology, and religion and combines the acuity of of methodologies drawn from philology and historical linguistics with the contextualizing force of the ethnohistory and social history of Spanish and Portuguese America. Contributors : Claudia Brosseder, Louise M. Burkhart, Mark Christensen, John F. Chuchiak IV, Abelardo de la Cruz, Gregory Haimovich, Kittiya Lee, Ben Leeming, Julia Madajczak, Justyna Olko, Frauke Sachse, Garry Sparks, A sophisticated, state-of-the-art study of the remaking of Christianity by indigenous societies, Words and Worlds Turned Around reveals the manifold transformations of Christian discourses in the colonial Americas. The book surveys how Christian messages were rendered in indigenous languages; explores what was added, transformed, or glossed over; and ends with an epilogue about contemporary Nahuatl Christianities. In eleven case studies drawn from eight Amerindian languages--Nahuatl, Northern and Valley Zapotec, Quechua, Yucatec Maya, K'iche' Maya, Q'eqchi' Maya, and Tupi--the authors address Christian texts and traditions that were repeatedly changed through translation--a process of "turning around" as conveyed in Classical Nahuatl. Through an examination of how Christian terms and practices were made, remade, and negotiated by both missionaries and native authors and audiences, the volume shows the conversion of indigenous peoples as an ongoing process influenced by what native societies sought, understood, or accepted. The volume features a rapprochement of methodologies and assumptions employed in history, anthropology, and religion and combines the acuity of of methodologies drawn from philology and historical linguistics with the contextualizing force of the ethnohistory and social history of Spanish and Portuguese America. Contributors Claudia Brosseder, Louise M. Burkhart, Mark Christensen, John F. Chuchiak IV, Abelardo de la Cruz, Gregory Haimovich, Kittiya Lee, Ben Leeming, Julia Madajczak, Justyna Olko, Frauke Sachse, Garry Sparks, A sophisticated, state-of-the-art study of the remaking of Christianity by indigenous societies, Words and Worlds Turned Around reveals the manifold transformations of Christian discourses in the colonial Americas. The book surveys how Christian messages were rendered in indigenous languages; explores what was added, transformed, or glossed over; and ends with an epilogue about contemporary Nahuatl Christianities. In eleven case studies drawn from eight Amerindian languages--Nahuatl, Northern and Valley Zapotec, Quechua, Yucatec Maya, K'iche' Maya, Q'eqchi' Maya, and Tupi--the authors address Christian texts and traditions that were repeatedly changed through translation--a process of "turning around" as conveyed in Classical Nahuatl. Through an examination of how Christian terms and practices were made, remade, and negotiated by both missionaries and native authors and audiences, the volume shows the conversion of indigenous peoples as an ongoing process influenced by what native societies sought, understood, or accepted. The volume features a rapprochement of methodologies and assumptions employed in history, anthropology, and religion and combines the acuity of of methodologies drawn from philology and historical linguistics with the contextualizing force of the ethnohistory and social history of Spanish and Portuguese America. Contributors : Claudia Brosseder, Louise M. Burkhart, Mark Christensen, John F. Chuchiak IV, Abelardo de la Cruz, Gregory Haimovich, Kittiya Lee, Ben Leeming, Julia Madajczak, Justyna Olko, Frauke Sachse, Garry Sparks, A sophisticated, state-of-the-art study of the remaking of Christianity by indigenous societies, Words and Worlds Turned Around reveals the manifold transformations of Christian discourses in the colonial Americas.

LC Classification NumberF1219.3.R38W67 2017