The oldest criticism of the missions still remains the central one: did the benevolent paternalism of the missionaries inhibit the Native Americans from developing the capability to become integrated into the larger western world beyond the mission? But this is an uneven story. Other studies show that in some mission experiences, and this would be particularly true of the Jesuit missions in Mojos (Bolivia) and Paraguay, the native peoples not only cooperated with the missionaries, but were quite capable of defending and maintaining their mission way of life long after the Jesuits were expelled. -Wow, I am sort of ashamed to be a descendent of such a close minded religion, let alone the fact that my predecessors forced the native Americans to thrive in such a narrow world
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 03:45:07 +0000
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