{"product_id":"indigenous-sacraments-christian-rituals-and-local-responses-at-the-fringes-of-spanish-america-1529-1800-hardcover","title":"Indigenous Sacraments: Christian Rituals and Local Responses at the Fringes of Spanish America, 1529-1800 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOriol Ambrogio Gali\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndigenous Sacraments\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first study of Indigenous perceptions of the Christian sacraments at the fringes of colonial Spanish America, particularly in the missions established by the Jesuits in northwestern Mexico, central southern Chile, and the Gran Chaco. After Jesuit missionaries arrived in these regions between the end of the sixteenth and the early seventeenth centuries, their sacraments came to control every rite of passage, from birth to reaching adulthood to the formation of new families to death. Through the administration of the sacraments, missionaries intended to replace extant Indigenous habits and beliefs with Christian values. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The disruptions triggered by such processes raised multiple local reactions, from initial curiosity and incomprehension to rejection, partial acceptance, and ritual imitation. Locals debated the newly introduced rituals and both violently rejected them and developed their own versions, becoming active participants in the sacraments' diffusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Oriol Ambrogio Gali draws on a range of diverse sources to explore the changing attitudes toward the sacraments and to highlight the cultural and religious evolution of the Indigenous groups living at the fringes of Spanish America. By exploring local perceptions of the Christian sacraments, Ambrogio Gali shows that Indigenous peoples were far from static recipients of Christianity in the Americas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriol Ambrogio Gali\u003c\/b\u003e is a research fellow at the University of Nottingham. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729550020671,"sku":"9781496235770","price":113.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/624330157f60e24363db2e075ef4d23b.webp?v=1765122607","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/indigenous-sacraments-christian-rituals-and-local-responses-at-the-fringes-of-spanish-america-1529-1800-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}