The study of religion in mexico framed in the intellectual field and the field of power. It is not irrelevant to remember that there were two conquests. The series of census data obtained from 1895 to 2000 show a clear predominance of catholicism in the. In recent decades the number of catholics has been declining, due to the growth of other christian denominations especially various protestant churches and mormonism which now constitute 9. Religion is a central topic in the history of mexico. Religion in mexico nahua religion, or religion of the nahuatl the first natives of mexico was a mixture of the religions from the mayans, toltecs, zapotecs and olmecs. The aztecs would have also incorporated some of their religion into nahua, as the aztecs abosrbed the other. Because of this, estimates of the number of mestizos in mexico do vary. The series of census data obtained from 1895 to 2000 show a clear predominance of catholicism in the national scene. Archivo pdf enadis 2010 diversidad religiosa conapred. Media in category religion in mexico the following 44 files are in this category, out of 44 total. The word was originally used in the colonial era to refer to. From ancient beliefs to mexican religion today en ingles.
Mexicano garantiza a las diversas tradiciones religiosas aquellos derechos. The meaning of the word mestizo has changed over time. Catholic christianity is the dominant religion in mexico, representing about 82. Cuerpo y religion en mexico barroco, mexico, inah, conaculta, promep, 2011, isbn. Electoral competition and regime conflicts, stanford university press, stanford, 2003.
Politics and religion in mexico, oxford university press, nueva york, 1997. Mexico is a land of extremes, with high mountains and deep canyons in the center of the country, sweeping deserts in the north, and dense rain forests in the south and east. Before, during and after independence from spain, religion has been strongly present in all spheres of national life. Entradas sobre historia religion mexico escritas por cristero07. Historia religion mexico ecce christianus pagina 5. Magaloni, beatriz y alejandro moreno, catching all souls.