Latin American Religions: Histories and Documents in Context

by Manuel Vasquez, Manuel A. Vasquez, Anna Peterson

Book Overview

Before Columbus, the Americas were populated by many indigenous cultures, with a great diversity of religions. After 1492, European governments and churches dominated religious life. While Roman Catholicism was the official religion, great religious hybridization occurred, mixing European, indigenous, and often African traditions into distinctly New World forms.
Latin American Religions provides an introduction through documents to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081476732X
• ISBN13: 9780814767320
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 9.0"