Oxford University Press
When Men Walk Dry: Portuguese Messianism in Brazil
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9781555402570
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9781555402570
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$33.31
When Men Walk Dry: Portuguese Messianism in Brazil
$33.31
This book examines the nature of messianic movements by studying a specific case history. Carole Myscovski argues that underlying any single messianic movement is a messianic tradition that draws together messianic and related religious beliefs, rituals, and social structures. She traces the Luso-Brazilian messianic tradition from its origins in sixteenth-century Portugal to its flowering in colonial Brazil to its expression in three nineteenth-century messianic movements. Challenging sociopolitical and psychological analyses that reduce religious activity to proto-nationalism or psychosis, Myscofski establishes a historical model for investigating messianic movements in general, while providing new information about a little known Brazilian religious tradition.
| Author: Carole a. Myscofski |
| Publisher: Oxford University Press |
| Publication Date: Jan 02, 1989 |
| Number of Pages: 224 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1555402577 |
| ISBN-13: 9781555402570 |
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