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The reformation of machismo : evangelical conversion and gender in Colombia / Elizabeth E. Brusco.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brusco, Elizabeth E., 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evangelicalism--Colombia--Case studies.
- Evangelicalism.
- Families--Religious life--Colombia--Case studies.
- Families.
- Machismo--Colombia--Case studies.
- Machismo.
- Protestant converts--Colombia--Case studies.
- Protestant converts.
- Sex role--Colombia--Religious aspects--Case studies.
- Sex role.
- Colombia--Church history--20th century--Case studies.
- Colombia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [1995]
- Summary:
- In this pioneering study, Elizabeth Brusco explores the intra-household motivations for evangelical conversion in Colombia.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- Contradictions in a Feminist View of Evangelical Women
- More Contradictions: Colombian Evangelicalism and the Anthropology of Religion
- Research Questions: The Domestication of Men?
- Data Collection
- The Different Levels of Meaning in the Conversion Experience
- Gender Analysis in Conversion Studies
- Plan of the Study
- 2. The Evangelical Movement in Colombia
- Early Missions
- The Contemporary Picture: The Size of the Movement
- The Meaning of "Evangelical" in Colombia
- Conclusion
- 3. Religion and Politics
- Introduction
- The Power of the Roman Catholic Church in Colombia: The Concordat
- Constitutional Reform and the Concordat
- Liberals and Conservatives and the Separation of Church and State
- La Violencia
- The Effect of La Violencia on Evangelicals in El Cocuy
- 4. El Cocuy: Colombian Evangelicalism on the Community Level
- Rural Life in Urban Colombia
- Choice of El Cocuy as the Rural Field Site
- Description of the Town
- Early History of El Cocuy
- Religion in El Cocuy
- The Impact of Foreign Missionaries in El Cocuy: The Lutheran Church of Our Savior
- 5. Domestic Abdication, Individualism, and Machismo
- Defining Machismo: Contradictions and Consistencies
- Domestic Abdication
- Psychological Approaches: Machismo and Male Dominance
- Change over Time
- Machismo, Proletarianization, and Individualism
- 6. Colombian Sex and Gender Roles and the Family
- Sex Roles and Familial Roles
- The Consequences of Machismo for Women's Household Roles
- Conjugal Roles and Status Consciousness
- Case History: Rosalinda
- 7. Colombian Evangelicalism from the Household Out
- Gender Roles and Marital Roles in the Conversion Process.
- The Economic Effects of Gender Role Transformation
- The Feminine Ethos of Evangelical Religion
- 8. Conclusion
- Colombian Evangelicalism as a "Strategic" Form of Female Collective Action
- Progress, Modernization, and Culture Change
- Women, the Prosperity Ethic, and the Household Writ Large
- Appendix: Fieldwork with Colombian Evangelicals
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photographs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Brusco, Elizabeth E. The Reformation of Machismo
- ISBN:
- 9780292761131
- 0292761139
- OCLC:
- 1511484737
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