Christianization of the Maya
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:challenges |
Mayan_spirituality
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| gptkbp:createdBy |
new religious practices
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| gptkbp:documentedIn |
historical records
ethnographers Spanish_missionaries |
| gptkbp:facilitates |
intermarriage
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Christianization of the Maya
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Mayan_social_structure
|
| gptkbp:includes |
missionary activities
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Mayan_culture
Protestant Reformation local customs European_Enlightenment_ideas Mayan_art Mayan_festivals Mayan_literature |
| gptkbp:introduced |
Catholic_rituals
|
| gptkbp:involved |
the use of force
the establishment of missions Spanish_colonization translation of religious texts education of indigenous people the conversion of elites the training of indigenous clergy |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
cultural assimilation
forced conversions the blending of traditions cultural_exchange |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
colonial policy
the broader context of colonialism religious imperialism Spanish_Empire's_expansion |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Spanish_crown
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
cultural changes
establishment of churches the establishment of schools religious syncretism the establishment of religious orders syncretism of beliefs the decline of indigenous languages |
| gptkbp:meets |
cultural resistance
|
| gptkbp:occursIn |
16th century
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
Mayan_leaders
Mayan_communities |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
new social hierarchies
new forms of worship destruction of indigenous temples loss of traditional beliefs the creation of new saints the loss of traditional ceremonies conversion_to_Christianity the_adaptation_of_Christian_symbols |
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
Mayan_history.
Mayan_identity_changes |
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
Mayan_resistance
|
| gptkbp:was_marked_by |
the building of cathedrals
|