In this Book
- Maya and Catholic Cultures in Crisis
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University Press of Florida
In his most recent book, The Maya and Catholicism: An Encounter of Worldviews, John Early examined the relationship between the Maya and the Catholic Church from the sixteenth century through the colonial and early national periods. In Maya and Catholic Cultures in Crisis, he returns to delve into the changing worldviews of these two groups in the second half of the twentieth century--a period of great turmoil for both.
Drawing on his personal experiences as a graduate student, a Roman Catholic priest in the region and his extensive archival research, Early constructs detailed case histories of the Maya uprisings against the governments of Guatemala and Mexico, exploring Liberation Catholicism’s integral role in these rebellions as well as in the evolutions of Maya and Catholic theologies. His meticulous and insightful study is indispensable to understanding Maya politics, society, and religion in the late twentieth century.
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Tables
- pp. ix-x
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. xv-xvi
- Part I. Introduction
- 1. The Research
- pp. 3-8
- Part II. The Background of the Crisis in Maya Communities at Mid-Twentieth Century
- Part III. Renewed Efforts of the Catholic Church in Maya Communities
- Part IV. Crisis within the Catholic Worldview
- Part V. Liberation Consciousness Assisted by Biblical Reflection
- 14. Methods of Reflecting on the Bible
- pp. 189-198
- 15. Biblical Reflections in Maya Communities
- pp. 199-215
- Part VI. The Worldviews of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
- 19. Militarization in Guatemala
- pp. 262-272
- 21. Militarization in Chiapas
- pp. 293-312
- Part VII. The Impact of the Maya Crisis on the Worldviews of Pastoral Workers
- 22. Two Pastoral Workers Evolve
- pp. 315-330
- 23. Social Justice by Sacramental Observance
- pp. 331-346
- 24. Social Justice by Maya Empowerment
- pp. 347-360
- 25. Social Justice by Armed Rebellion
- pp. 361-374
- Part VIII. The Search for a Revitalized Maya Worldview
- 28. A Bishop’s Evolving Worldview
- pp. 408-429
- 29.The Movement for a Maya Christianity
- pp. 430-448
- Part IX. Conclusion
- 30. A Look Backward and Forward
- pp. 451-460
- Bibliography
- pp. 465-486