000 01016nam a2200205 4500
010 _a2006010823
020 _a9781570756795
024 _a65819928
050 _aBL2540
082 _a200.98
100 1 _aLee M Penyak
245 1 _aReligion in Latin America
260 _bOrbis Books
300 _a423 pages
520 _aThese 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.
650 _aReligion
650 _aHistory - So/Cent Am
650 _aHistory - Mexico
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