Martyrdom and the Politics of Religion: Progressive Catholicism in El Salvador's Civil War

by Anna L. Peterson

Overview

By examining the ways that Catholic activists responded to political violence in El Salvador during the 1970s and 1980s, this book documents the beliefs and history of an important religious community, and explores the nature of religion's role in political ideology and mobilization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780791431825
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	10/17/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	1530L (what's this?)

About the Author

Anna L. Peterson is Assistant Professor in the Religion Department of the University of Florida, Gainesville.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Glossary of Spanish and Salvadoran Terms

Map of El Salvador

Methodology and Sources

1. Introduction

2. El Salvador

3. Progressive Catholicism in El Salvador

4. Sacrifice, History, and Ritual

5. The Martyrs

6. Reasons for Martyrdom

7. The Fruits of Martyrdom

8. Conclusions: Religion and Political Protest

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

"The author employs research that is both methodologically and conceptually innovative. She is working where the field of religion and politics in Latin America needs to be headed: research that focuses on the participants themselves and not just an institutional analysis of church and state." — Michael A. Burdick, Center for the Study of Religion, University of California, Santa Barbara

"This is a revelatory work. The reader is provided with fresh and unusual insights. There are popular accounts of life and death in Central America but none, to my knowledge, that approach the subject from the theological depth which the author possesses." — Edward L. Cleary, Providence College

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