Claiming the Virgin: The Broken Promise

Zusatztext "This is a splendid, well-written, first-of-its-kind case study of a small but significant chapter in liberation theology's rich and volatile heritage." -- Choice Informationen zum Autor Robin Nagle is Assistant Dean of New York University's Graduate School of Arts and Science. Klappentext In rich ethnographic detail, Robin Nagle chronicles the life of a poor Brazilian community in its relationship to the Catholic church and to the larger politics of Brazil. Centered in Recife, on the northeast coast, Nagle's work investigates how liberation theology attracted followers, and demonstrates why the movement never took hold as predicted. Zusammenfassung This is an exploration of a particularly vivid example of liberation theology, an innovative religious and political movement that flourished in Latin America for more than 20 years. explains how, despite its failures, liberation theology left a legacy still felt in Latin America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface1. Consecrated Politics and Activist Religion2. Portrait of the Northeast3. The Politics of Theology4. The Danger of Stories5. Ritualizing Dissension6. What It BecomesNotesGlossary

Product details

• Authors: Jill Nagle, Robin Nagle, Nagle Robin
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780415915670
• ISBN: 978-0-415-91567-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Anthropology, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Society and culture: general, Poverty and precarity