Catholic Church and Argentina''s Dirty War

Zusatztext Morello's nuanced analysis on religious diversity is a welcome alternative to the predominantly denunciatory literature on the role of the Catholic Church in Argentina's Dirty War. His religious lens provides solid alternative insights in the so-called cultural war that waged in Argentina. Informationen zum Autor Gustavo Morello, SJ is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston College. Klappentext Drawing on interviews with victims of forced disappearance, documents from the state and the Church, as well as field work and participant observation, The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War explores how the Argentine government deployed the legitimating discourse of Catholicism to justify terrorism in the case of La Salette missionaries. Zusammenfassung Drawing on interviews with victims of forced disappearance, documents from the state and the Church, as well as field work and participant observation, The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War explores how the Argentine government deployed the legitimating discourse of Catholicism to justify terrorism in the case of La Salette missionaries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Preface Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: "We are here to serve!" Chapter 3: Who the La Salettes were Chapter 4: Committed Catholics and the machinery of terror Chapter 5: The long night Chapter 6: "I was in Hell" Chapter 7: A race against time Chapter 8: "Aren't we true Catholics?" Chapter 9: Varieties of Catholicism References

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• Autori: Assistant Professor of Sociology Gustavo Morello, Gustavo Morello, Gustavo (Assistant Professor of Sociology Morello, Morello Gustavo
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.09.2015
• EAN: 9780190234270
• ISBN: 978-0-19-023427-0
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Argentina, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, History of the Americas, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic / General