Book contents
- World Christianity and Indigenous Experience
- World Christianity and Indigenous Experience
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Colonial Latin America
- 3 Native North America
- 4 Sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora
- 5 The Middle East
- 6 India
- 7 East Asia
- 8 The Pacific
- Conclusion: Reflections on Concentrated and Diffuse Spirituality
- Endnotes
- General Bibliography
- Index
2 - Colonial Latin America
The Nahuas (Aztecs) and Their Neighbors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2021
Book contents
- World Christianity and Indigenous Experience
- World Christianity and Indigenous Experience
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps and Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Colonial Latin America
- 3 Native North America
- 4 Sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora
- 5 The Middle East
- 6 India
- 7 East Asia
- 8 The Pacific
- Conclusion: Reflections on Concentrated and Diffuse Spirituality
- Endnotes
- General Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The North American region presents a case of multiple rival colonial initiatives intersecting with multiple rival native nations, giving way to settler colonialism under the U.S. in the nineteenth century. Missionaries were active in attempting to eradicate Indian culture and religion, while for some, Christianity provided a place of refuge in the midst of trauma. Dual participation, the compartmentalized practice of both religions, was often the result.
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- World Christianity and Indigenous ExperienceA Global History, 1500–2000, pp. 31 - 49Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021