Kingdoms Come: Religion and Politics in BrazilAt a time when scholars are beginning to think about the political implications of grass roots religion around the world, Kingdoms Come explores the popular religions in Brazil. Rowan Ireland examines the three main religious traditions at the grass roots in Brazil - folk Catholicism, Protestant Pentecostalism, and Afro-Brazilian spiritism - and traces the contrasting definitions of political problems that arise from these spiritual cultures. |
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In a survey of Pentecostals that he conducted in the area of Greater Rio de
Janeiro , he found that over 80 percent of crentes were , in his terms , " of the
lower levels of the petite bourgeoisie ” – employed at low levels in a variety of
service ...
In a survey of Pentecostals that he conducted in the area of Greater Rio de
Janeiro , he found that over 80 percent of crentes were , in his terms , " of the
lower levels of the petite bourgeoisie ” – employed at low levels in a variety of
service ...
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Now it appeals to the petite bourgeoisie , thwarted in attempts to move upward
and discouraged by the repression of workingclass movements . Always it diverts
its members away from direct political action . Considering cases , largely from ...
Now it appeals to the petite bourgeoisie , thwarted in attempts to move upward
and discouraged by the repression of workingclass movements . Always it diverts
its members away from direct political action . Considering cases , largely from ...
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In Rolim ' s strong version , Pentecostalism is a , perhaps even the , religion of the
petite bourgeoisie in Brazil . The great majority of his surveyed Pentecostals , he
claims , are of that class . Their worldly experience can be characterized in ...
In Rolim ' s strong version , Pentecostalism is a , perhaps even the , religion of the
petite bourgeoisie in Brazil . The great majority of his surveyed Pentecostals , he
claims , are of that class . Their worldly experience can be characterized in ...
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Starting Again | 9 |
Religion and Politics in Campo Alegre | 21 |
The Crentes | 47 |
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