Amuzgo’s Timeline: Impact of Catholicism on Amuzgo’s Religious Cultural Expression

This presentation explores the impact of Catholicism on the religious cultural expression of Amuzgo’s, an indigenous people living in Mexico. It discusses their religious beliefs, the function of their expression, the impact of Catholicism, and factors contributing to changes in their cultural expression.

Amuzgo’s Timeline
Name of the student
Name of the University
Author note

Religious Cultural Expression Selected :
Amuzgo’s
Amuzgo’s are:
• Indigenous people living in
Mexico
• Dominant religious expression
pertains to Catholicism
• They also have Protestant
followers
Research focussed on the question
• Effect of Catholicism on that of
Amuzgo’s individuals

Religious belief of Amuzgo’s
 They believe in magical elements pertaining to that of supernatural
elements
 Phases pertaining to moon provides the timing in relation to symbolic
along with economic activities in their everyday life
 They harbour a belief that their children may die during the moon
eclipse
 The adults can die on account of sun eclipse

Function of expression
Main function of Amuzgo’s
• It helps in ensuring the security
pertaining to lives of the
followers
• Promotion of culture
throughout the world

Impact of Catholicism on
Amuzgo’s
• The cargo holders, catholic
clergy and the religious
practitioners participate in the
different rituals at home and at
the church
• Mayordomos take the
responsibility pertaining to the
staging of the religious fiesta

Expression reflecting culture and
society
 Religion of the
Amuzgo’s
• Their religion helps in the
reflection of the cultural
practice
• The ceremonies in schools
along with civic events are
organized on the basis of the
catholic ritual calendar
• The number of the protestant
followers were less as
compared to the recent times

Factors contributing to changes
pertaining to cultural expression
• The gender roles are on the
basis of tradition and they have
not changed in the course of
time
• The advent of the modern
culture has led to economic
and social contact between
Amuzgo’s and that of Non-
Amuzgo’s.

Historical, Social and Political
Perspectives affecting the
Expression The dearth of education along
with knowledge has given rise
to the superstitions
 In terms of political impact,
council of elders is responsible
for the rituals along with the
festivals within the society

Link to a Timeline
• Before that of 1940, a large
number of Amuzgo’s were
Catholic
• Instituto Linguistico de Verano
helped in the transformation of
the majority of the Amuzgo’s
into that of the Protestants

References:
 Cartwright, E. (2017). 11 The Currency of Stories. Narrative, Identity,
and Academic Community in Higher Education, 28, 196.
 Smith, D., Mayes, T., & Smith, R. (2012). Culture-Specific Diagnoses.
In Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health (pp. 49-64). Springer New York,
34-37

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