Piety, power, and politics : religion and nation formation in Guatemala, 1821-1871 /

Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez examines the influence of religion on the development of nationalism in Guatemala during the period 1821-1871, focusing on the relationship between Rafael Carrera and the Guatemalan Catholic Church. He illustrates the peculiar and fascinating blend of religious fervor, pop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sullivan-González, Douglass, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1998]
Colección:Pitt Latin American series.
University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions
University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections
Temas:
Carrera, Rafael, > 1814-1865.
Carrera, Rafael, > (1814-1865)
Catholic Church > Guatemala > History > 19th century.
Catholic Church > History > 19th century.
Église catholique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Catholic Church.
1800-1945
Church and state > Guatemala > History > 19th century.
Église et État > Guatemala > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
HISTORY > General.
Church and state.
Politics and government.
Staatsvorming.
Rooms-Katholieke Kerk.
Église et État > Guatemala.
Église catholique > Guatemala > 19e siècle.
Église et État > Guatemala > 19e siècle.
Guatemala > Politics and government > 1821-1945.
Guatemala > Church history > 19th century.
Guatemala > Politique et gouvernement > 1821-1945.
Guatemala.
Church history.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez examines the influence of religion on the development of nationalism in Guatemala during the period 1821-1871, focusing on the relationship between Rafael Carrera and the Guatemalan Catholic Church. He illustrates the peculiar and fascinating blend of religious fervor, popular power, and caudillo politics that inspired a multiethnic and multiclass alliance to defend the Guatemalan nation in the mid-nineteenth century.
Sullivan-Gonzalez shows that religious discourse and ritual were crucial to the successful construction and defense of independent Guatemala. Sermons commemorating independence from Spain developed a covenantal theology that affirmed divine protection if the Guatemalan people embraced Catholicism. Sullivan-Gonzalez examines the extent to which this religious and nationalist discourse was popularly appropriated.
Though populist and antidemocratic, the historic legacy of the Carrera years is the Guatemalan nation. Sullivan-Gonzalez details how theological discourse, popular claims emerging from mestizo and Indian communities, and the caudillo's ability to finesse his enemies enabled Carrera to bring together divergent and contradictory interests to bind many nations into one.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 182 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-175) and index.
ISBN:9780822970507
0822970503
1306555418
9781306555418

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