Millennial New World

Zusatztext The author does his job with great dexterity and impressive scholarship ... He integrates material from different periods and cultural contexts: a risky undertaking in which he succeeds masterfully Klappentext Much has been written about millennialism in the U.S. and its European roots. But although it is widely recognized that millennialism is also endemic to Latin America! until now there has been no systematic study of this phenomenon as it has flourished in that part of the world. Graziano here offers the first such study! examining Latin American millennialism from its Iberian and indigenous antecedents to present social! revolutionary! religious! and political movements. Zusammenfassung Examines Latin American millennialism from the Pre-Columbian period. This work introduces several movements, ideas, and figures, from the legendary Aztec culture hero Quetzalcoatl to the contemporary Peruvian rebels of the Shining Path and their messianic leader Abimael Guzman.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Frank Graziano, Frank (Associate Professor of Spanish an Graziano, Frank (Associate Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies Graziano
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 09.12.1999
• EAN: 9780195124323
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512432-3
• Seiten: 376
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Sonstiges