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The invisible war : Indigenous devotions, discipline, and dissent in colonial Mexico /

After the conquest of Mexico, colonial authorities attempted to enforce Christian beliefs among Indigenous peoples--a project they envisioned as spiritual warfare. The Invisible War assesses this immense but dislocated project by examining all known efforts to obliterate native devotions of Mesoamer...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tavárez, David Eduardo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:After the conquest of Mexico, colonial authorities attempted to enforce Christian beliefs among Indigenous peoples--a project they envisioned as spiritual warfare. The Invisible War assesses this immense but dislocated project by examining all known efforts to obliterate native devotions of Mesoamerican origin between the 1530s and the late eighteenth century in Central Mexico.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 384 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804777391
080477739X