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Fallen from Heaven: The Enduring Tradition of Europeans as Gods in the Americas

Griffiths, Nicholas

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Debunking the so-called apotheosis myth, Nicholas Griffiths argues that Indigenous peoples in North America, Mexico, the Andes, and Hawaii during the early modern period (1492-1789) did not believe invading Europeans were gods. Instead, many perceived them as 'more-than-human' intruders of considerable spiritual power. By exploring the Indigenous context and terminology, using published primary and secondary sources, the book investigates what natives meant when they used words that Europeans translated as 'gods.' In contrast to traditional accounts, Griffiths centers native points of view and the dynamic interactions between European and Indigenous perspectives. Ultimately, both groups were fundamentally comparable since both interpreted their mutual contact in terms of their pre-existing mythology. The traditional contrast between the scientific, rational, and modern Europeans on the one hand, and the myth-bound, irrational, pre-modern Indigenous peoples on the other, is entirely misleading. The first book-length synthesis of this myth, Griffiths reinterprets ideas that have long been debated in various regional literatures.

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CAMBRIDGE

Bisac Major Subject

History

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United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775)

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Hardcover

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Length

9.0 Inches

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EAN

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6.0 Inches

Publication Date

1970-01-01

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0.81 Inches

ISBN 10

1009549804

Weight

1.42 Pounds

Book EAN

9781009549806

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Adults

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Fallen from Heaven: The Enduring Tradition of Europeans as Gods in the Americas