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.

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material / GUILLERMO COOK -- BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MAYA PEOPLES / Guillermo Cook -- THE INVASION OF CHRISTIANITY INTO THE WORLD OF THE MAYAS / Vitalino Similox Salazar -- CHRISTIANITY AND ABORIGINAL RELIGIONS IN ABIA YALA / Goyo Cutimanco -- INVISIBLE CONVERTS TO PROTESTANTISM IN HIGHLAND GUATEMALA / Brent Metz and Liliana R. Goldin -- THE POP VUH: THE SACRED HISTORY OF THE MAYAS / Edgar Cabrera -- ETHNIC RESISTANCE AND SOCIAL REPRODUCTION IN GUATEMALA / Jesús García Ruiz -- THE SOCIAL ROLE OF MAYA WOMEN / Dalila C. Nayap-Pot -- ANCHORED COMMUNITIES: SOURCES OF PAN-MAYA IDENTITY IN THE MAYA-Q’EQCHI’ / Richard A. Wilson -- TEUTLATOLLI: SPEAKING ABOUT GOD - INDIGENOUS THEOLOGY AND ROMAN CATHOLICISM / Fr. Eleazar López Hernández -- BIRTH OF LATIN AMERICAN INDIGENOUS THEOLOGY / Edward L. Cleary -- TOWARDS AN INDIGENOUS THEOLOGY: A REFORMED PROTESTANT APPROACH / Facundo Ku Canché -- IS CHRIST BEING RESURRECTED AMONG THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE? / Moisés Colop -- INCULTURATION AND INDIGENOUS THEOLOGY / Fr. Jesús Espeja -- THE OLD FACE OF THE NEW EVANGELIZATION / Antonio Pop Cal -- THE EVANGELIZATION OF CULTURE / Pablo Richard -- POLITICAL ASPECTS OF GUATEMALAN REALITY: MAYAN WIDOWS SPEAK OUT / Rosalina Tuyuc -- CHRISTIAN AND MAYAN SPIRITUALITY: A DIALOGUE / Wuqub’ Iq’ -- TRADITIONAL VALUES AND CHRISTIAN ETHICS: A MAYA PROTESTANT SPIRITUALITY / Anlonio Otzoy -- \'A NATION WHERE EVERYONE HAS A PLACE\' / Ortega Ofelia -- CONCLUSION / Dalila Nayap-Pot and Guillermo Cook -- INDEX / GUILLERMO COOK -- ESSENTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY / GUILLERMO COOK -- STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN MISSION / GUILLERMO COOK.