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Author Blanco, John D., 1968- author.

Title Counter-Hispanization in the colonial Philippines : literature, law, religion, and native custom / John D. Blanco
Published Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2023]
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Description 1 online resource (355 pages) : illustrations, map
Series Connected Histories in the Early Modern World
Connected histories in the early modern world.
Contents Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Towards a Counter-History of the Mission Pueblo -- 1. The War of Peace and Legacy of Social Anomie -- 2. Monastic Rule and the Mission As Frontier(ization) Institution -- 3. Stagings of Spiritual Conquest -- 4. Miracles and Monsters in the Consolidation of Mission-Towns -- 5. Our Lady of Contingency -- 6. Reversions to Native Custom in Fr. Antonio de Borja's Barlaan at Josaphat and Gaspar Aquino de Belen's Mahal na Pasion -- 7. Colonial Racism and the Moro-Moro As Dueling Proxies of Law -- Conclusion: The Promise of Law -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary "In Counter-Hispanization in the Colonial Philippines, the author analyzes the literature and politics of 'spiritual conquest' in order to demonstrate how it reflected the contribution of religious ministers to a protracted period of social anomie throughout the mission provinces between the 16th-18th centuries. By tracking the prose of spiritual conquest with the history of the mission in official documents, religious correspondence, and public controversies, the author shows how, contrary to the general consensus in Philippine historiography, the literature and pastoral politics of spiritual conquest reinforced the frontier character of the religious provinces outside Manila in the Americas as well as the Philippines, by supplanting the (absence of) law in the name of supplementing or completing it. This frontier character accounts for the modern reinvention of native custom as well as the birth of literature and theater in the Tagalog vernacular"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis History, Art History, and Archaeology
HIS
Colonial Studies
COLONIAL
Early Modern Studies
EARLY MOD
Literary Theory, Criticism, and History
LIT
Colonialism, Religion (Christianity), Philippines
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Introduction : Towards a counter-history of the mission Pueblo -- 1. The war of peace and legacy of social anomie -- 2. Monastic rule and the mission as frontier(ization) institution -- 3. Staging of spiritual conquest -- 4. Miracles and monsters in the consolidation of mission-towns -- 5. Our Lady of Contingency -- 6. Re-versions to native custom in Fr. Antonio de Borja's Barlaam At Josaphat and Gaspar Aquino de Belen's Mahal na Pasion -- 7. Colonial racism and the Moro-Moro as dueling proxies of law -- Conclusion : The promise of law
John D. (Jody) Blanco is the Director of Latin American Studies at UC San Diego
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Subject Catholic Church -- Philippines
SUBJECT Catholic Church fast
Subject Philippine literature (Spanish) -- History and criticism
Literary studies: c. 1500 to c. 1800.
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700.
HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 17th Century *
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Religion *
International relations
Philippine literature (Spanish)
Spanish colonies
Literary studies: plays and playwrights.
Colonialism and imperialism.
SUBJECT Philippines -- History -- 1521-1898. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100786
Philippines -- Church history. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85100771
Spain -- Relations -- Philippines
Philippines -- Relations -- Spain
Spain -- Colonies -- Asia
Subject Asia
Philippines
Spain
Genre/Form Electronic books
Church history
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789048556656
9048556651