Nagle, Robin.
Claiming the Virgin : the broken promise of liberation theology in Brazil / Robin Nagle. - New York : Routledge, 1997. - xiii, 224 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-198) and index.
"Compact anthropological case study of liberation theology in a shantytown parish of Recife under a conservative bishop. Uses 1991 dispute over the feast of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception to elicit conflicting narratives over relationship between religion, social life, and politics. Interesting emphasis on expression of social and political tensions in church ritual"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
041591566X 0415915678
96048791
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint --Devotion to--Brazil--Recife.
Catholic Church--History--Brazil--Recife--20th century.
Liberation theology--Case studies.
Morro da Conceição (Recife, Brazil)--Religious life and customs.
Recife (Brazil)--Church history--20th century.
282.8134 / NAC
Claiming the Virgin : the broken promise of liberation theology in Brazil / Robin Nagle. - New York : Routledge, 1997. - xiii, 224 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-198) and index.
"Compact anthropological case study of liberation theology in a shantytown parish of Recife under a conservative bishop. Uses 1991 dispute over the feast of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception to elicit conflicting narratives over relationship between religion, social life, and politics. Interesting emphasis on expression of social and political tensions in church ritual"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
041591566X 0415915678
96048791
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint --Devotion to--Brazil--Recife.
Catholic Church--History--Brazil--Recife--20th century.
Liberation theology--Case studies.
Morro da Conceição (Recife, Brazil)--Religious life and customs.
Recife (Brazil)--Church history--20th century.
282.8134 / NAC