Claiming the Virgin

Claiming the Virgin
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 241
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ISBN-10 : 9781135239244
ISBN-13 : 113523924X
Rating : 4/5 (24X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Claiming the Virgin by : Robin Nagle

Download or read book Claiming the Virgin written by Robin Nagle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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