From popular to insurgent intellectuals : peasant catechists in the Salvadoran revolution / Leigh Binford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Binford, Leigh, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberation theology--El Salvador.

Liberation theology.

Catholics--Political activity--El Salvador--History--20th century.

Catholics.

Catholic Church--El Salvador--History--20th century.

Catholic Church.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Edition:

1.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"From Popular to Insurgent Intellectuals explains how a group of Catholic lay catechists educated in liberation theology came to take up arms and participate on the side of the rebel FMLN during El Salvador's revolutionary war (1980-92). In the process they became transformed from popular intellectuals to insurgent intellectuals who put their organizational and cognitive skills at the service of a collective effort to create a more egalitarian and democratic society. The book highlights the key roles that peasant catechists in northern Morazán played in disseminating liberation theology before the war and supporting the FMLN during it-as quartermasters, political activists, and musicians, among other roles. Throughout, From Popular to Insurgent Intellectuals highlights the dialectical nature of relations between Catholic priests and urban revolutionaries, among others, in which the latter learned from the former and vice-versa. Peasant catechists proved capable at making independent decisions based on assessment of their needs and did not simply follow the dictates of those with superior authority, and played an important role for the duration of the twelve-year military conflict"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Abbreviations

Preface

Introduction

1. From El Mozote to El Castaño, 1942-1974

2. Economy, Society, and Culture in Northern Morazán

3. Political Incorporation, 1974-1977

4. The Ligas Populares 28 de Febrero, 1977-1980

5. A Political Activist in the War, 1980-1988

6. Departure and Return, 1988-2010

Conclusion

Appendix 1: On Fabio Argueta's Political Formation

Appendix 2: Interviews Cited

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-198) and index.

ISBN:

1-9788-3370-9

1-9788-3371-7

OCLC:

1350077732