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Piety, power, and politics : religion and nation formation in Guatemala, 1821-1871 / Douglass Sullivan-González.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sullivan-González, Douglass, 1956- author.
- Series:
- Pitt Latin American series.
- Pitt Latin American series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carrera, Rafael, 1814-1865.
- Carrera, Rafael.
- Catholic Church--Guatemala--History--19th century.
- Catholic Church.
- Church and state--Guatemala--History--19th century.
- Church and state.
- Guatemala--Politics and government--1821-1945.
- Guatemala.
- Guatemala--Church history--19th century.
- Genre:
- History
- Church history
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (199 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [1998]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Contents:
- Piety, power, and politics
- The Catholic Church regroups
- Popular protest and religious commotions
- The Covenant
- Carrera, the Church, and nation formation
- What changed?
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-175) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780822970507
- 0822970503
- OCLC:
- 1328724974
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