La relación de la Iglesia católica y las Iglesias evangélicas con las organizaciones indígenas en la Amazonía peruana: la experiencia del pueblo achuar

Abstract

This article discusses the relationship between the Amazonian indigenous movement, especially Achuar indigenous organizations, with the Catholic and Evangelical Churches associated to the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). In the first section it presents the origins and development of the indigenous organizations in the Peruvian Amazon region. The following sections develop the positions and plans of both the Catholic church and the SIL for their work with indigenous communities and leadership formation. The last section is devoted to discuss the relationship of both churches with the Achuar indigenous organizations.

Keywords

• Amazon
• Peru
• Achuar
• indigenous movements
• Catholic Church
• Summer Institute of Linguistics