{"product_id":"the-americas-first-theologies-early-sources-of-post-contact-indigenous-religion-9780190678302","title":"The Americas' First Theologies: Early Sources of Post-Contact Indigenous Religion","description":"The \u003cem\u003eTheologia Indorum\u003c\/em\u003e by Dominican friar Domingo de Vico was the first Christian theology written in the Americas. Made available in English translation for the first time, \u003cem\u003eAmericas' First Theologies\u003c\/em\u003e presents a selection of exemplary sections from the \u003cem\u003eTheologia Indorum\u003c\/em\u003e that illustrate Friar\u003cbr\u003eVico's doctrine of god, cosmogony, moral anthropology, understanding of natural law and biblical history, and constructive engagement with pre-Hispanic Maya religion. Rather than merely condemn the Maya religion, Vico appropriated local terms and images from Maya mythology and rituals that he\u003cbr\u003ethought could convey Christianity. His attempt at translating, if not reconfiguring, Christianity for a Maya readership required his mastery of not only numerous Mayan languages but also the highly poetic ceremonial rhetoric of many indigenous Mesoamerican peoples. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book also includes translations of two other pastoral texts (parts of a songbook and a catechism) and eight early documents by K'iche' and Kaqchikel Maya authors who engaged the \u003cem\u003eTheologia Indorum\u003c\/em\u003e. These texts, written in Highland Mayan languages both by fellow Dominicans and by Highland Maya\u003cbr\u003eelites demonstrate the wider influence of Vico's ethnographic approach shared by a particular school of Dominicans. Altogether, \u003cem\u003eThe Americas' First Theologies\u003c\/em\u003e provides a rich documentary case example of the translation, reception, and reaction to Christian thought in the indigenous Americas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Garry Sparks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190678302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarry Sparks\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Religion Studies at George Mason University. He focuses on anthropological (socio-cultural and linguistic) and ethnohistorical understandings of theological production in the Americas, particularly among indigenous peoples. His areas include histories of\u003cbr\u003eChristian thought, theories of religion and culture, Native American religions, and religion in Latin America. He specifically attends to the periods of first contact between Iberian mendicant missionaries and indigenous Mesoamericans as well as current religious movements like liberation\u003cbr\u003etheologies, \"Indian\" theology (teología india), Latin American Protestantisms, and the revitalization of indigenous traditionalism (such as Maya Spirituality or kojb'al).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39929216761971,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":114.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6cf97ce9-905e-422a-ac94-2b1e8f23c1fe.jpg?v=1647611719","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-americas-first-theologies-early-sources-of-post-contact-indigenous-religion-9780190678302","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}