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Author Christensen, Mark Z., author

Title Translated Christianities : Nahuatl and Maya religious texts / Mark Z. Christensen
Published University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 135 pages) : illustrations, map
Series Latin American originals ; 8
Latin American originals ; 8.
Contents Saint Paul and Saint Sebastian in the "Nahuatl Bible" -- Maya Christian tales -- Nahuatl and Maya baptismal texts -- Nahuatl and Maya catechisms -- Nahuatl and Maya confessional manuals
Summary "English translations of Nahuatl and Maya religious texts, including sermons, catechisms, and confessional manuals. Includes commentary examining the various Christianities presented to the colonial Aztec (Nahua) and Yucatec Maya, the origins and purpose of the texts, and their authors and the messages they intended to convey"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-127) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Aztecs -- Religion.
Mayas -- Religion.
Christian literature, Spanish -- Translations into Nahuatl
Christian literature, Spanish -- Translations into Maya
Christianity and culture -- Mexico -- History
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
HISTORY -- Latin America -- Central America.
Aztecs -- Religion
Christian literature, Spanish
Christianity and culture
Mayas -- Religion
Mexico
Genre/Form History
Translations
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780271065519
0271065516