Latin America 1520-1600: a page in the history of the study of religion

This article examines the texts written by the first generation of missionaries on the beliefs and mores of the indigenous people of what came to be called Mexico and Peru, supplemented by some accounts written by travelers in Brazil. These works claimed to put forward knowledge about ‘the others�...

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Main Author: Despland, Michel 1936-2018 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2018]
In: Religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 48, Issue: 4, Pages: 545-567
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Latin America / Religion / History 1520-1600
RelBib Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBR Latin America
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B historiography of religions
B history of religions
B Latin America
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)