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Volunteering for a cause : gender, faith, and charity in Mexico from the Reform to the revolution /

This thoughtful study challenges a number of widespread assumptions about the role of Catholicism in Mexican history by examining two related Catholic charities: the male Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. With thousands of volunteers, these lay groups n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arrom, Silvia Marina, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter one. The first decade : preparing the ground for social Catholicism
  • Chapter two. The male volunteers face the liberal Reforma
  • Chapter three. The mobilization of women
  • Chapter four. The gendering of Vincentian charity
  • Chapter five. Jalisco : a case study of militant Catholicism
  • Chapter six. Charity for the modern world : concluding remarks
  • Epilogue. What my grandmother taught me
  • Appendix one. Male society Superior Council officers, 1845-1910
  • Appendix two. Ladies of Charity Superior Council officers, 1863-1911
  • Appendix three. The Guadalajara Male Society Central Council officers, 1852-1909
  • Appendix 4. Guadalajara Ladies of Charity Central Council officers, 1864-1913.