Book

Better not take my manioc: Guarani religion, society, and politics in the Jesuit missions of Paraguay

UMIAnn Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1994 • Pages:

By: Ganson, Barbara Anne.

Abstract
This dissertation is an ethnohistorical study of the Guaraní-speaking Indians in the Jesuit missions on the border regions of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Three themes are examined in this work: (1) the religious adaptation of the Guaraní; (2) the continuities and transformation in native social organization; and (3) the affect of Spanish colonial politics on the everyday lives of the Guaraní (p. 6). With these themes in mind, Ganson divides her study into four major parts. Part one deals with the colonial setting in which sixteenth century Indian-European relations are discussed; part 2 describes Guaraní-Jesuit interaction and religious reorientation in the missions; part 3 discusses Guaraní social organization and their response to Spanish cultural domination and the final section, part 4, analyzes colonial politics in relationship to the mission Indians during the latter part of the eighteenth century.
Subjects
Internal migration
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
External relations
Public welfare
Revolution
Warfare
Missions
culture
Guaraní
HRAF PubDate
1998
Region
South America
Sub Region
Eastern South America
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Historian
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1997
Field Date
1991
Coverage Date
1500-1800
Coverage Place
Guaraní mission Indians; borders of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil
Notes
Barbara Anne Ganson
UM 9505982
Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-420)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Texas at Austin, 1994
LCSH
Guarani Indians