...This chapter discusses the notion of religious syncretism in Mesoamerica. It shows that the hybrid character of religious practices in the Americas eluded not only the Spaniards but also later knowledge of these events. Syncretism, as a way of thinking, becomes symptomatic here of cultural...

... and building projects Wakea Zion color blind approach to equality Omi Michael Winant Howard colony Hawaiians chosen people Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormons race racialization racial discourse lineage religious customs religious practices In the 1850s the Church of Jesus...