Catholicism, as it developed in colonial Mexico, helped create a broad and inclusive community of Christian subjects, while it also divided that community into countless smaller flocks. Taking this contradiction as a starting point, the author describes how religious thought and…
Reveals how "modern" political communities developed from the milieu of Latin American colonialism and how religious thought and practice created Mexico's political culture.
A history examining the interactions between church authorities and Mexican parishioners-from the late-colonial era into the early-national period-shows how religious thought and practice shaped Mexico s popular politics.
Reveals how "modern" political communities developed from the milieu of Latin American colonialism and how religious thought and practice created Mexico's political culture.