Secure the soul : Christian piety and gang prevention in Guatemala /

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"Secure the Soul shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. Along the way, this poignantly written ethnography uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. In the street...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Neill, Kevin Lewis, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Temas:
Gang prevention > Guatemala > Guatemala.
Church and social problems > Guatemala > Guatemala.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Church and social problems
Gang prevention
Guatemala > Guatemala
anthropology.
born again.
central america.
central american security.
christian piety.
christianity.
church missions.
crime.
criminology.
death squads.
ethnographic research.
ex gang member.
faith based programs.
gang prevention programs.
gang violence.
gangs.
geopolitical.
god and religion.
good christian living.
governmentality.
guatemala.
incarceration.
life and death.
lynch mobs.
overcrowded prisons.
redemption.
regional security.
religion.
religious influences.
secular security projects.
social suffering.
spiritual.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Secure the Soul shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. Along the way, this poignantly written ethnography uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. In the streets of Guatemala City--amid angry lynch mobs, overcrowded prisons, and paramilitary death squads--millions of dollars empower church missions, faith-based programs, and seemingly secular security projects to prevent gang violence through the practice of Christian piety. With Guatemala increasingly defined by both God and gangs, Secure the Soul details an emerging strategy of geopolitical significance: regional security by way of good Christian living"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations
Créditos de Producción:Online Access - Multi-user.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520960091
0520960092

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