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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religious traditions and groups > Native Latin American religion
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > religious traditions and groups > Native Latin American religion

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Native Latin American religion  

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  • Many of the tensions in the indigenous areas of Latin America are due to the globalization processes in the region and the response of local and communal identities to these global pressures. The religious aspect of this tension is manifest in the relationship between indigenous belief systems and the established Christian churches. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Native Latin American Religion]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Z111Q3PG-5

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