The Catholic Church and Argentina's dirty war / Gustavo Morello, SJ.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morello, Gustavo, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missionaries of La Salette.

Church and state--Argentina--History--20th century.

Church and state.

Argentina--History--Dirty War, 1976-1983--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Argentina.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the election of the first Latin American pope, the role that the Catholic Church played in Argentina's 'Dirty War' has been revisited. Through a rigorous methodology this book contributes to the understanding of the Argentine context and the role of Catholics under state terror. The study provides a deeper view of the relationship between Catholicism and state terror during the 'Dirty War' by examining the case of the La Salette missionaries, a group of Catholic seminarians who were arrested and tortured by military personnel who also claimed to be Catholics.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""chapter 1 Introduction""; ""chapter 2 “We are here to serve!�""; ""chapter 3 Who the La Salettes were""; ""chapter 4 Committed Catholics and the machinery of terror""; ""chapter 5 The long night""; ""chapter 6 “I was in Hell�""; ""chapter 7 A race against time""; ""chapter 8 “Aren�t we true Catholics?�""; ""chapter 9 Varieties of Catholicism""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-094744-6

0-19-027300-3

0-19-023428-8

0-19-023429-6

OCLC:

905969573