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Competitive Spirits : Latin America's New Religious Economy.
R. Andrew Chesnut shows how the development of religious pluralism over the past half-century has radically transformed the ""spiritual economy"" of Latin America. In order to thrive in this new religious economy, says Chesnut, Latin American spiritual ""firms"&quo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cary :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | R. Andrew Chesnut shows how the development of religious pluralism over the past half-century has radically transformed the ""spiritual economy"" of Latin America. In order to thrive in this new religious economy, says Chesnut, Latin American spiritual ""firms"" must develop an attractive product and know how to market it to popular consumers. Three religious groups, he demonstrates, have proven to be the most skilled competitors in the new unregulated religious economy. Protestant Pentecostalism, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, and African diaspora religions such as Brazilian Candomble and. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (365 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780195343694 0195343697 |