Indigenous Peoples and Catholicism in Eighteenth-Century Mexico City

doi:10.1017/9781108976893.014

Chapter 13 - Indigenous Peoples and Catholicism in Eighteenth-Century Mexico City

from Part III - Belief Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 November 2022

Mónica Díaz

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Rocío Quispe-Agnoli and

Amber Brian

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Rocío Quispe-Agnoli: Affiliation:
Michigan State University
Amber Brian: Affiliation:
University of Iowa

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Summary

The presence of the Catholic Church and the imposition of religious beliefs and practices onto the newly found inhabitants of the Americas was perhaps one of the biggest catalysts of transition during the early modern period. This chapter focuses on the literature that was produced for, and by indigenous peoples within the religious realm. It considers different discursive genres that are emblematic of the transitions that natives experienced when they were into close and sustained contact with religious institutions, such as plays for conversion and evangelization, sermons, catechisms, spiritual biographies, and other prescriptive literature.

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Mexico City eighteenth century religious order Convent of Corpus Christi indigenous women Indian cacicas Virgin Mary

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Information: Latin American Literature in Transition Pre-1492–1800 , pp. 195 - 208

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Print publication year: 2022

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