Claiming the Virgin

Description:

"Compact anthropological case study of liberation theology in a shantytown parish of Recife under a conservative bishop. Uses 1991 dispute over the feast of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception to elicit conflicting narratives over relationship between religion, social life, and politics. Interesting emphasis on expression of social and political tensions in church ritual"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

subjects: Religious life and customs,  Liberation theology,  Devotion to,  Case studies,  Church history,  Catholic Church,  History,  Cult,  Catholic church, history, modern period, 1500-,  Brazil, religion,  Catholic church, history,  Catholic church, brazil,  Culte,  Histoire,  Théologie de la libération,  Études de cas,  Devotion,  Église catholique

People: Mary Blessed Virgin, Saint

Places: Brazil,  Brazil) Morro da Conceição (Recife,  Morro da Conceição (Recife, Brazil),  Recife,  Recife (Brazil)

Times: 20th century