Sylvia Marcos

Work Useful to Religion and the Humanities

World Religions

“Laura Ammon's book is a comparative historical analysis of the works of Lafitau and Tylor. Not only does it guide the reader to a rigorous review of their writings, including masterful revisions of their treatment of religious transformations. Beyond a careful analysis of the methodological differences between them, it invites the scholar/reader to unravel the contributions of missionary ethnographers of the contact period like Las Casas, Sahagun, and Acosta. A definite must-read for all those interested in the history of religions in the Americas.”