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Indigenous Miracles
Edward W. Osowski
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Description for Indigenous Miracles
Hardcover. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
While King Carlos I of Spain struggled to suppress the Protestant Reformation in the Old World, the Spanish turned to New Spain to promote the Catholic cause, unimpeded by the presence of the “false” Old World religions. To this end, Osowski writes, the Spanish “saw indigenous people as necessary protagonists in the anticipated triumph of the faith.” As the conversion of the indigenous people of Mexico proceeded in earnest, Catholic ritual became the medium through which indigenous leaders and Spaniards negotiated colonial hegemony. Indigenous Miracles is about how the Nahua elite of central Mexico secured political legitimacy through the administration of public rituals centered on miraculous images ... Read more
While King Carlos I of Spain struggled to suppress the Protestant Reformation in the Old World, the Spanish turned to New Spain to promote the Catholic cause, unimpeded by the presence of the “false” Old World religions. To this end, Osowski writes, the Spanish “saw indigenous people as necessary protagonists in the anticipated triumph of the faith.” As the conversion of the indigenous people of Mexico proceeded in earnest, Catholic ritual became the medium through which indigenous leaders and Spaniards negotiated colonial hegemony. Indigenous Miracles is about how the Nahua elite of central Mexico secured political legitimacy through the administration of public rituals centered on miraculous images ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816528554
SKU
V9780816528554
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99-15
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