Dynamics, ethnic configurations and unpublished cultural renovations. The case of the most recent protestant evangelization among Colombian Guambiano Indians

This article analyzes the process of imposition, transference and change of protestant missionary precepts within the indigenous community of Guambia in Cauca, Colombia. Based on the concept of cultural change, the objective of this article is to demostrate the dynamic configuration of Guambian ethn...

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Main Author: Juan Diego Demera V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autonoma de Baja California 2005-07-01
Series:Estudios Fronterizos
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Online Access:http://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/214
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Summary:This article analyzes the process of imposition, transference and change of protestant missionary precepts within the indigenous community of Guambia in Cauca, Colombia. Based on the concept of cultural change, the objective of this article is to demostrate the dynamic configuration of Guambian ethnicity and religiousness through the processes of struggle, establishment and resistance. Through the analysis of oral narrative and ethnography, the research focuses on the most significant elements of religious conversion, change, and ritual memory.
ISSN:0187-6961
2395-9134