The Miraculous Prophecy of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The book "Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy" by Joseph Julián González and Monique González explores the theory that the mass conversion of Indigenous people to Catholicism following the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1531 was influenced by the storytelling traditions of the Nahua people. The authors argue that the story of Juan Diego's encounters with Mary, told through song in the Nahuatl language, resonated with the Indigenous population due to its similarities to their own spiritual traditions, particularly the mythic paradise known as the "Flower World." The book presents a compelling anthropological argument for the unprecedented wave of Christian conversions during that time.