Claiming the Virgin : The Broken Promise of Liberation Theology in Brazil

Category

Anthropology

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Wordery

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Taylor & francis

Claiming the Virgin : The Broken Promise of Liberation Theology in Brazil : Routledge : 9780415915670 : 0415915678 : 11 Dec 1997 : 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.

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