The Amazonian Centre for Anthropology and Practical Application (Spanish: Centro Amazónico de Antropología y Aplicación Práctica; CAAAP), formerly known as the Amazonian Centre for Anthropology and Pastoral Action (Spanish: Centro Amazónico de Antropología y Acción Pastoral), is a Peruvian non-profit association established in 1974 by eight Roman Catholic bishops of the Peruvian Amazon as an institution for the service of the area's marginalised population.[1][2]
Anthropology professors from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru have been involved in the organisation over the years,[3] which aims to promote the study of people in the Peruvian Amazon.[4] Though it is known more for this research than for evangelism, it is affiliated with the church and one goal of its research is to facilitate evangelism.[4][5]
References
- 1.Portocarrero Maisch, Javier (1987). Promoción de la artesanía y la pequeña industria en el Perú (in Spanish). Fundación Friedrich Ebert. p. 309.
- 2.Santos-Granero, Fernando; Barclay, Frederica (2002). La frontera domesticada: historia económica y social de Loreto, 1850-2000 (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de la PUCP. p. 373. ISBN 978-9972-42-404-5.
- 3.Reinoso, Alan Fairlie (2017). El Perú visto desde las ciencias sociales (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de la PUCP. ISBN 978-612-317-219-0.
- 4.[4.2]Klaiber, Jeffrey L. (1996). La Iglesia en el Perú: su historia social desde la independencia (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de la PUCP. pp. 464–466. ISBN 978-9972-42-032-0.
- 5.Denegri, Francesca; Hibbett, Alexandra (2016). Dando cuenta: Estudios sobre el testimonio de la violencia política en el Perú (1980-2000) (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de la PUCP. ISBN 978-612-317-220-6.