| Description |
1 online resource (x, 316 pages) |
| Series |
Yale scholarship online |
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Yale scholarship online
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| Contents |
Introduction : The battle has already begun -- Quem não crê, Brasileiro não é : The Catholic restoration and the rise of Protestantism in Brazil -- Toward a Sertanejan church : The new face of Protestantism in the interior of the Northeast -- To be a "good priest" : Catholic leadership and local campaigns against Protestantism in the Northeast -- Punishing the fanatics : Protestants, the Tribunal de Segurança Nacional, and the prosecution of Nordestino Catholics -- Fire, brimstone, and the war against the heretics : Santas missões, Protestants, and religious conflict in the Northeast -- Saint, fanatic, or restorationist hero? Frei Damião's otherworldly mission -- Epilogue : Church(es) divided : The polarization of Brazilian religious life and the transformation of Protestant-Catholic relations |
| Summary |
The story of how Brazilian Catholics and Protestants confronted one of the greatest shocks to the Latin American religious system in its 500-year history. This innovative study explores the transition in Brazil from a hegemonically Catholic society to a religiously pluralistic society. With sensitivity and nuance, Erika Helgen shows that the rise of religious pluralism was fraught with conflict and violence, as Catholic bishops, priests, and friars organized intense campaigns against Protestantism. These episodes of religious violence were not isolated outbursts of reactionary rage, but rather formed part of a longer process through which religious groups articulated their vision for Brazil's national future |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- Relations -- Protestant churches.
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| SUBJECT |
Catholic Church fast |
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Religious pluralism -- Brazil
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Protestant churches -- Relations -- Catholic Church
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Protestantism -- Brazil -- 20th century
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HISTORY / Latin America / South America.
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Interfaith relations
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Protestant churches
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Protestantism
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Religious pluralism
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Brazil
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300252163 |
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0300252161 |
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