Politics, Religion, and Society in Latin America / / Daniel H. Levine.
Long assumed to be an unchanging and unquestioned bulwark of established power and privilege, religion in Latin America has diversified and flourished, while taking on new social and political roles in more open societies. How did this change occur? Why did churches in the region embrace new ideas a...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Religion in Politics and Society: Dynamics and Developments
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Politics, Religion, and Society in Latin America
- 2 A Note on Theory and Method
- 3 Transformations in Catholicism and Protestantism
- 4 Democracy, Pluralism, and Religion
- 5 Social Movements and Civil Society
- 6 Religion and Violence
- 7 Rights and Reconciliation
- 8 Comparative Perspectives
- 9 Looking Toward Latin America’s Future
- Acronyms
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book