Book contents
- Latin American Literature in Transition Pre-1492–1800
- Latin American Literature in Transition
- Latin American Literature in Transition Pre-1492–1800
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction Dwelling in Transitions
- Part I Land, Space, Territory
- Part II Body
- Part III Belief Systems
- Chapter 9 The Flood Story in the Huarochirí Manuscript and Other Early Colonial Andean Texts
- Chapter 10 Idol or Martyr: Sacredness and Symbol in the Religiosity of the Indies
- Chapter 11 Creole Religiosity in Colonial Mexico: Devotional Cultures in Transition
- Chapter 12 The Empire Beyond Spanish America: Spanish Augustinians in the Pacific World, 1680–1724
- Chapter 13 Indigenous Peoples and Catholicism in Eighteenth-Century Mexico City
- Part IV Literacies
- Part V Languages
- Part VI Identities
- Index
- References
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
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Book contents
- Latin American Literature in Transition Pre-1492–1800
- Latin American Literature in Transition
- Latin American Literature in Transition Pre-1492–1800
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction Dwelling in Transitions
- Part I Land, Space, Territory
- Part II Body
- Part III Belief Systems
- Chapter 9 The Flood Story in the Huarochirí Manuscript and Other Early Colonial Andean Texts
- Chapter 10 Idol or Martyr: Sacredness and Symbol in the Religiosity of the Indies
- Chapter 11 Creole Religiosity in Colonial Mexico: Devotional Cultures in Transition
- Chapter 12 The Empire Beyond Spanish America: Spanish Augustinians in the Pacific World, 1680–1724
- Chapter 13 Indigenous Peoples and Catholicism in Eighteenth-Century Mexico City
- Part IV Literacies
- Part V Languages
- Part VI Identities
- Index
- References
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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- Latin American Literature in Transition Pre-1492–1800 , pp. 195 - 208Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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