Miguel Pro : martyrdom, politics, and society in twentieth-century Mexico / Marisol López-Menéndez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

López Menéndez, Marisol, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pro Juárez, Miguel Agustín, 1891-1927.

Pro Juárez, Miguel Agustín.

Catholic Church--Mexico--History--20th century.

Catholic Church.

Christian martyrs--Mexico--Case studies.

Christian martyrs.

History.

Mexico--Church history--20th century.

Mexico.

Church history.

Genre:

Case studies.

Church history.

History.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 187 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

Miguel Pro: Martyrdom, Politics, and Society in Twentieth-Century Mexico examines the complex relationship of modern martyrdom as preserved by memory and factual truth, and as retold through stories intended to impel political and religious aims. Martyr narratives depend on institutional affiliation to remain in the public memory, and are altered in order to maintain their ability to mobilize followers within changing social and political contexts. In order to examine the evolution of lasting martyr narratives, Marisol López-Menéndez scrutinizes the various renditions of the 1927 execution of Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest caught in the bloody conflict between Catholics and the postrevolutionary state. Book jacket.

Contents:

The social identities of a martyr

The priestly martyrdom

Martyrdom, nationalism, and national belonging

Law and martyrdom

The clash of corporate bodies: a martyr to social Catholicism

The gesture and the body

Longing for martyrdom.

Notes:

Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--New School, 2012) under title: Holy Jester : Martyrdom, Social Cohesion and Meaning in Mexico : the story of Miguel Agustin Pro SJ, 1927-1988.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: López Menéndez, Marisol, author. Miguel Pro.

ISBN:

9781498504256

1498504256

OCLC:

944014198