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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... the superior dignity of the honest poor , but defender of degree and of due
process for its establishment - these contrasting aspects help define the political
voice of Severino . Stated baldly they might suggest indecision and even
shiftiness .
... the superior dignity of the honest poor , but defender of degree and of due
process for its establishment - these contrasting aspects help define the political
voice of Severino . Stated baldly they might suggest indecision and even
shiftiness .
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... s ability to resist the laws of greed and envy . And just as no one can represent
him before his God , so no one can represent his moral stand for justice in the
material world . The consequences in Severino ' s political voice are obvious : in
...
... s ability to resist the laws of greed and envy . And just as no one can represent
him before his God , so no one can represent his moral stand for justice in the
material world . The consequences in Severino ' s political voice are obvious : in
...
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Curiously , though , his own voice is heavily accented with communitarian . He
understands and broadcasts the communitarian call to be like Jesus , or even the
young David , and to do personal battle for justice among one ' s neighbors .
Curiously , though , his own voice is heavily accented with communitarian . He
understands and broadcasts the communitarian call to be like Jesus , or even the
young David , and to do personal battle for justice among one ' s neighbors .
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Starting Again | 9 |
Religion and Politics in Campo Alegre | 21 |
The Crentes | 47 |
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| Título | Kingdoms Come: Religion and Politics in Brazil Pitt Latin American Series, ISSN 2644-1187 Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies |
| Autor | Rowan Ireland |
| Colaborador | University of Pittsburgh |
| Edição | ilustrada |
| Editora | University of Pittsburgh Press, 1991 |
| Original de | Universidade do Texas |
| Digitalizado | 25 Fev 2008 |
| ISBN | 0822936968, 9780822936961 |
| Número de páginas | 262 páginas |
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