- Title Pages
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
-
1 The Research -
II The Background of the Crisis in Maya Communities at Mid-Twentieth Century -
2 The Traditional Maya Worldview as Influenced by Later Evangelization -
3 Retention of Maya Culture through Periods of Domination -
4 Growing Inability of Maya Communities to Provide Subsistence -
5 Long-Standing Strains within Maya Communities -
6 The Maya Crisis and the Search for Answers -
III Renewed Efforts of the Catholic Church in Maya Communities -
7 Worldview of Tridentine Catholicism -
8 Presentation and Maya Reception of the Tridentine Worldview -
IV Crisis within the Catholic Worldview -
9 Beyond Tridentine Belief and Ritual: Worldview of Vatican Council II -
10 Crisis and Reaction in Latin America: The Liberation Movement -
11 Maya Dioceses Reorganize for Action Catholicism -
12 Maya Communities Organize for Social Action -
V Liberation Consciousness Assisted by Biblical Reflection -
13 The Bible and Its Worldview as a Cultural Document -
14 Methods of Reflecting on the Bible -
15 Biblical Reflections in Maya Communities -
16 Biblical Reflections in Lacandón Migrant Communities -
VI The Worldviews of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency -
17 Guatemala: The Role of the Maya in the Worldview of Marxist Insurgency -
18 Guatemala: The Maya in the Military's Worldview of Counterinsurgency -
19 Militarization in Guatemala -
20 Chiapas: The Role of the Maya in the Worldview of the Zapatista Insurgency -
21 Militarization in Chiapas -
VII The Impact of the Maya Crisis on the Worldviews of Pastoral Workers -
22 Two Pastoral Workers Evolve -
23 Social Justice by Sacramental Observance -
24 Social Justice by Maya Empowerment -
25 Social Justice by Armed Rebellion -
26 Liberation Catholicism: Its Relation to the Morality of Armed Rebellion -
VIII The Search for a Revitalized Maya Worldview -
27 Choices Faced by Catholic Maya in a Turbulent Society -
28 A Bishop's Evolving Worldview -
29 The Movement for a Maya Christianity -
30 A Look Backward and Forward - Bibliography
- Index
Presentation and Maya Reception of the Tridentine Worldview
Presentation and Maya Reception of the Tridentine Worldview
- Chapter:
- (p.99) 8 Presentation and Maya Reception of the Tridentine Worldview
- Source:
- Maya and Catholic Cultures in Crisis
- Author(s):
John D. Early
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
This chapter presents case histories of different styles of re-entry used by various priests and catechists in their attempt to establish Tridentine Catholicism. In some communities little or no immediate effort was made to denounce the traditional Maya theology. But a breaking point would usually come in disputes over sacred objects. In other communities, there was immediate denunciation of the traditional theology often resulting in violence. The history of some communities involved both types. In either case, initially the Tridentine catechesis was often misunderstood as a revitalization of the traditional religion by the addition of stronger gods. Later it was understood as a different religious system that freed the Maya from two internal factors that had led to their crisis, abuse of alcohol and the heavy financial burden of the traditional rituals. At the Xicotepec conference, Maya catechists denounced the actions of many ladino priests.
Keywords: Tridentine catechesis, styles of evangelization, religious conflict, revitalization, Xicotepec conference
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- Title Pages
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
-
1 The Research -
II The Background of the Crisis in Maya Communities at Mid-Twentieth Century -
2 The Traditional Maya Worldview as Influenced by Later Evangelization -
3 Retention of Maya Culture through Periods of Domination -
4 Growing Inability of Maya Communities to Provide Subsistence -
5 Long-Standing Strains within Maya Communities -
6 The Maya Crisis and the Search for Answers -
III Renewed Efforts of the Catholic Church in Maya Communities -
7 Worldview of Tridentine Catholicism -
8 Presentation and Maya Reception of the Tridentine Worldview -
IV Crisis within the Catholic Worldview -
9 Beyond Tridentine Belief and Ritual: Worldview of Vatican Council II -
10 Crisis and Reaction in Latin America: The Liberation Movement -
11 Maya Dioceses Reorganize for Action Catholicism -
12 Maya Communities Organize for Social Action -
V Liberation Consciousness Assisted by Biblical Reflection -
13 The Bible and Its Worldview as a Cultural Document -
14 Methods of Reflecting on the Bible -
15 Biblical Reflections in Maya Communities -
16 Biblical Reflections in Lacandón Migrant Communities -
VI The Worldviews of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency -
17 Guatemala: The Role of the Maya in the Worldview of Marxist Insurgency -
18 Guatemala: The Maya in the Military's Worldview of Counterinsurgency -
19 Militarization in Guatemala -
20 Chiapas: The Role of the Maya in the Worldview of the Zapatista Insurgency -
21 Militarization in Chiapas -
VII The Impact of the Maya Crisis on the Worldviews of Pastoral Workers -
22 Two Pastoral Workers Evolve -
23 Social Justice by Sacramental Observance -
24 Social Justice by Maya Empowerment -
25 Social Justice by Armed Rebellion -
26 Liberation Catholicism: Its Relation to the Morality of Armed Rebellion -
VIII The Search for a Revitalized Maya Worldview -
27 Choices Faced by Catholic Maya in a Turbulent Society -
28 A Bishop's Evolving Worldview -
29 The Movement for a Maya Christianity -
30 A Look Backward and Forward - Bibliography
- Index
