The ten essays in "Local Religion in Colonial Mexico" provide
information about the religious culture in colonial Mexico. Carlos
Eire's essay begins the study with the meaning of "popular
religion" in colonial Mexico. Antonio Rubial Garca looks at the use
of icons.
Martin Austin Nesvig's essay discusses Tlatelolco, a city near
Tenochtitlan and the site of Mexico's college for Indian education
where the Indians studied classical Latin, Spanish grammar, and
Catholic theology in preparation for the priesthood. William
Taylor's writing uses an eighteenth-century Franciscan friar to
demonstrate that priests transferred their own religion and
networks of authority, power, and knowledge into their pastoral
service.
David Tavrez uses examples from Oaxaca to show
seventeenth-century Zapotecs were not willing converts to
Catholicism, preferring to retain the "idolatrous" beliefs of their
ancestors. Edward Osowski presents the stories of two Nahua alms
collectors who also served as spiritual leaders in their respective
villages of colonial Mexico. Brian Larkin's essay discusses how
eighteenth-century Mexico City Catholics gradually lost their
belief that earthly prayers could help an individuals soul enter
heaven. Nicole von Germeten tells how men of African heritage
accepted the countrys religious beliefs. Javier Villa-Flores
analyzes the ways masters and slaves made use of Christian dogma to
live with the harsh institution of slavery. The final essay, by
William Christian, Jr., examines the different "Catholicisms" that
exist in the world.
Contributors:
William Christian, Jr., independent scholar
Carlos M. N. Eire, Riggs Professor ofHistory and Religious Studies,
Yale University
Brian Larkin, assistant professor of history, St. John's
University, Minnesota
Edward W. Osowski, independent scholar and a Nahuatl expert living
in Montreal
Antonio Rubial Garca, professor of philosophy, Universidad Nacional
Autnoma de Mxico
David Tavrez, assistant professor of history, Vassar College, New
York
William B. Taylor, Muriel McKevitt Sonne Chair in History,
University of California, Berkeley
Javier Villa-Flores, assistant professor of history, University of
Illinois, Chicago
Nicole Von Germeten, assistant professor of history, Oregon State
University
"As the first collection of essays on local religion in Colonial
Mexico, this volume sets a high standard for the quality of its
contributions and the variety of its contents. A discussion of the
concept of local religion is followed by eight fascinating case
studies from various regions of colonial Mexico, spanning from the
mid-sixteenth to the late eighteenth centuries. The essays refer to
numerous ethnic groups and cultures. Each essay represents the
richness and complexity of Mexican history. William Christian,
known for his work on the local religion of Spain, provides a final
reflection on the topic for New Spain. This book is bound to
benefit students and scholars of history and religion, and to make
us think more about local religion in Mexico today."--Kevin
Terraciano, Associate Professor of History, UCLA
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