The impact of Christianity on colonial Maya, ancient Mexico, China, and Japan: how a monotheistic religion was received by several pagan societies
Maya religion : as one of the pagan religions -- Problems of Maya sources -- Maya religions, dualism, and the universe : their differences from Christianity -- Religion as a part of the universe : the case study of the 'religious fusion' between the Yucatec Maya religion and Christianity -...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Spanish Japanese |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Lewiston [u.a.]
Mellen Press
c 2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Series/Journal: | Hors série
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christianity
/ Reception
/ Maya
/ History 1500-1600
B Christianity / Reception / China / History 1587-1700 B Christianity / Reception / Japan / History 1550-1700 |
| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and other religions
B Christianity Influence |
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| Summary: | Maya religion : as one of the pagan religions -- Problems of Maya sources -- Maya religions, dualism, and the universe : their differences from Christianity -- Religion as a part of the universe : the case study of the 'religious fusion' between the Yucatec Maya religion and Christianity -- Christian discovery of pagan religions -- The birth ofChristianity and its difference from the pagan religions -- The Spanish spiritual conquest of the new world -- Spanish version of Christianity in the new worlds -- Christianity from a world perspective of -- The confrontation between dualism and monism : process of its localization -- Nahuatl discovery of Christianity -- Inca discovery of Christianity -- In defence of Christianity : chinese discovery of Christianity -- Japanese discovery of Christianity and the development of "Christianity made in Japan" : the Christian Lord as a vassal of the living God = The Japanese emperor, 1873-1945 -- Maya perspective of Christianity I : the Popol Vvuh -- It's authenticity -- Conceptual difference among translations of the Popol Vuh |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 396-417) and index |
| Physical Description: | VI, 424 S, Ill, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-5145-5 978-0-7734-5145-2 |
