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1 online resource (ix, 319 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-302) and index. |
| Contents |
Religious origins of Catholicism in Latin America -- Spain and Portugal, the New World -- Conquest, spiritual and otherwise -- The colonial church -- Reform and enlightenment -- The church and clergy in the time of independence -- Working out the differences -- Revolution and reform -- Revolution and reform -- The church at the middle of the twentieth century -- The decline of liberation theology. |
| Summary |
One cannot understand Latin America without understanding the history of the Catholic Church in the region. Catholicism has been predominant in Latin America and it has played a definitive role in its development. It helped to spur the conquest of the New World with its emphasis on missions to the indigenous peoples, controlled many aspects of the colonial economy, and played key roles in the struggles for Independence. The History of the Catholic Church in Latin America offers a concise yet far-reaching synthesis of this institution's role from the earliest contact between the Spanish and native tribes until the modern day, the first such historical overview available in English. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Latin America -- History.
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Catholic Church. |
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Catholic Church. |
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History. |
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Latin America -- Church history.
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Latin America. |
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Church history. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Church history.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Schwaller, John Frederick. History of the Catholic Church in Latin America. New York : New York University Press, ©2011 9780814740033 (DLC) 2010034800 (OCoLC)630468429 |
| ISBN |
9780814783603 (electronic book) |
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0814783600 (electronic book) |
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9780814708804 |
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0814708803 |
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9780814740033 |
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0814740030 |
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