From the “Spiritual conquest” to the “inc ulturated evangelization ”:

Indianism in contemporary Mexico

Authors

  • Luis Ernesto Cruz Ocaña Autonomous University of Chiapas

Keywords:

Mexico, religion, indianism

Abstract

In this text I approach to the relationship between Catholic religion, State and-Indian-otherness from a historical perspective. First, I develop the process of evangelization or spiritual conquest with its difficulties and limitations. Then I approach the political ideological implications of the nation state and its harmonic and conflicting relations with religion, and the decentralization of the state by the inclusion in a neoliberal logic. After that, I reflect on indianism like a cultural and identity proposal, including its religion dimension-inculturated evangelization-, against segregationist or integrationist claims, emphasizing the ambiguity of the current state and the moves in dialogue with it.

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Author Biography

Luis Ernesto Cruz Ocaña, Autonomous University of Chiapas

Master in Cultural Studies, Faculty of Humanities.

Published

2020-06-17

How to Cite

Cruz Ocaña, L. E. (2020). From the “Spiritual conquest” to the “inc ulturated evangelization ”:: Indianism in contemporary Mexico. Interdisciplinary Journal of Social Studies, (10), 39–67. Retrieved from https://www.ceiso.com.ar/ries/index.php/ojs/article/view/16

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