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Converting words : Maya in the age of the cross

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: print
    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.
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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