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Piety, power, and politics

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  • Title
  • Piety, power, and politics: religion and nation formation in Guatemala, 1821-1871
  • Creator
  • Sullivan-González, Douglass, 1956-
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
  • Statement of Responsibility
  • Douglass Sullivan-González.
  • Date
  • 1998
  • Identifier
  • 31735055592327
  • Description
  • "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." "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." "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."--BOOK JACKET.
  • Extent
  • xiii, 182 p. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher
  • University of Pittsburgh Press
  • Place of Publication
  • Pittsburgh, Pa
  • Type
  • text
  • Genre
  • bibliography
  • Subject
  • Catholic Church
    Catholic Church --Guatemala--History--19th century
    Church and state--Guatemala--History--19th century
    Guatemala--Politics and government--1821-1945
    Guatemala--Church history--19th century
    Carrera, Rafael, 1814-1865
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Guatemala
  • Series Title
  • Pitt Latin American series
  • Language
  • eng
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
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  • University of Pittsburgh Press
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