Crosscurrents in indigenous spirituality : : interface of Maya, Catholic, and Protestant worldviews / / edited by Guillermo Cook.

• Superior document: Studies in Christian mission, volume 18
• TeilnehmendeR: Cook, Guillermo,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1997.
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Christian mission ; v. 18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (351 pages) :; illustrations, map.
• Other title: Preliminary material /; BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MAYA PEOPLES /; THE INVASION OF CHRISTIANITY INTO THE WORLD OF THE MAYAS /; CHRISTIANITY AND ABORIGINAL RELIGIONS IN ABIA YALA /; INVISIBLE CONVERTS TO PROTESTANTISM IN HIGHLAND GUATEMALA /; THE POP VUH: THE SACRED HISTORY OF THE MAYAS /; ETHNIC RESISTANCE AND SOCIAL REPRODUCTION IN GUATEMALA /; THE SOCIAL ROLE OF MAYA WOMEN /; ANCHORED COMMUNITIES: SOURCES OF PAN-MAYA IDENTITY IN THE MAYA-Q’EQCHI’ /; TEUTLATOLLI: SPEAKING ABOUT GOD - INDIGENOUS THEOLOGY AND ROMAN CATHOLICISM /; BIRTH OF LATIN AMERICAN INDIGENOUS THEOLOGY /; TOWARDS AN INDIGENOUS THEOLOGY: A REFORMED PROTESTANT APPROACH /; IS CHRIST BEING RESURRECTED AMONG THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE? /; INCULTURATION AND INDIGENOUS THEOLOGY /; THE OLD FACE OF THE NEW EVANGELIZATION /; THE EVANGELIZATION OF CULTURE /; POLITICAL ASPECTS OF GUATEMALAN REALITY: MAYAN WIDOWS SPEAK OUT /; CHRISTIAN AND MAYAN SPIRITUALITY: A DIALOGUE /; TRADITIONAL VALUES AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS: A MAYA PROTESTANT SPIRITUALITY /; \'A NATION WHERE EVERYONE HAS A PLACE\' /; CONCLUSION /; INDEX /; ESSENTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY /; STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN MISSION /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004319980
• ISSN: 0924-9389
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Guillermo Cook.

The resurgence of indigenous cultures and the reappearance of their ancient spiritualities, during the 1990s, is of great interest to social scientists. Several such cultures are featured in this book. The indigenous populations of struggling multi-ethnic \'democracies\' in Latin America are demanding to be integrated into the national mainstream, together with their holistic values of family, economics and ecology. Institutional Christianity is being challenged by indigenous theologies that are critical of both traditional Christianity and liberation theology. While some see here a danger of syncretism, these developments can be experienced as a breath of fresh air. \'Much has been said about the Mayas, but they have not been allowed to speak for themselves\' (anthropologist Rafael Girardi, 1962). This book is an attempt to allow religious spokespersons from a very ancient and creative civilization to share their faith, which has remained hidden for five centuries.