Guatemala's Catholic revolution : a history of religious and social reform, 1920-1968 /
This book examines the emergence of progressive Catholicism in Guatemala and the interaction between clerics and indigenous Mayan communities. By the 1920s, the Guatemalan church (whose power was diminished by the anticlerical reforms of the nineteenth century) reemerged as a temporal political forc...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Notre Dame, Indiana :
University of Notre Dame Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | This book examines the emergence of progressive Catholicism in Guatemala and the interaction between clerics and indigenous Mayan communities. By the 1920s, the Guatemalan church (whose power was diminished by the anticlerical reforms of the nineteenth century) reemerged as a temporal political force. This revival was fueled by the expansion of papal power, the proliferation of Church-sponsored lay organizations, and immigration. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 239 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780268104412 0268104417 |