TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lee M Penyak
TI  - Religion in Latin America
SN  - 9781570756795
AV  - BL2540 
U1  - 200.98 
PB  - Orbis Books
KW  - Religion
KW  - History - So/Cent Am
KW  - History - Mexico
N2  - These carefully selected documents on the religions of Latin America begin with the arrival of Columbus and the existence and shape of indigenous religions at the time. This documentary history of nearly six hundred years includes Catholicism, Protestantism, Pentecostalism, Candomble and Umbanda, Judaism, and the religions indigenous to Latin America. The selection of documents underscores the realities of imperialism, racism, poverty, and injustice. Introductory material precedes each of the twenty-two divisions and each selection to give readers a historical perspective
ER  -