Book
Better not take my manioc: Guarani religion, society, and politics in the Jesuit missions of Paraguay
UMI • Ann 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.
- 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