The Invisible War: Indigenous Devotions, Discipline, and Dissent in Colonial Mexico
- Synopsis
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Following the conquest of Mexico, colonial authorities tried to force Christian beliefs on the indigenous residents, an initiative they likened to "spiritual warfare.") Author Tavarez (anthropology, Vassar College) provides an assessment of this movement by analyzing all recorded attempts to rid the natives of their own spiritual lives between the 1530s and the late 1700s in central Mexico. He explores major events of the era and how the different indigenous cultures responded to the Spanish attempts to wipe out their spiritual heritage and culture. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780804777391
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/28/11
- Copyrighted By:
- the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
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English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
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History,
Nonfiction,
Religion and Spirituality
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- Bookshare Staff
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