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Converting words : Maya in the age of the cross Cover Image Book

Converting words : Maya in the age of the cross / William F. Hanks.

Hanks, William F., (author.).

Summary:

Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest: how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it.

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  • ISBN: 9780520257702
  • ISBN: 0520257707
  • ISBN: 9780520257719
  • ISBN: 0520257715
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 439 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2010]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: Catholic Church > Missions > Mexico > Yucatán (State)
Mayas > Religion.
Mayas > Colonization.
Christianity and other religions > Mexico > Yucatán (State)
Christianity and culture > Mexico > Yucatán (State)
Maya language > Mexico > Yucatán (State) > Influence on Spanish.
Spanish language > Mexico > Yucatán (State) > Influence on Maya.
Catechisms, Spanish.
Mexico > History > Spanish colony, 1540-1810.
Spain > Colonies > America > Administration.

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