Convictions of the soul: religion, culture, and agency in the Central America solidarity movement

Culture, agency, and religion in social movements -- The origins of Central America's civil wars -- Leadership and the formation of solidarity -- Biography and recruitment receptivity -- Martyr stories -- Making politics personal -- Rituals and emotional rejuvenation -- Agency and transnational...

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Main Author: Nepstad, Sharon Erickson 1964- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford New York [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2004
In:Year: 2004
Reviews:Convictions of the Soul: Religion, Culture, and Agency in the Central America Solidarity Movement, by Sharon Erickson Nepstad. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, 199 pp.; 37.50 USD (cloth) (2007) (Adler, Gary)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Middle America / Christianity / Peace movement / Politics / History 1900-2000
B USA / International policy / Zentralamerika / Protest movements / History 1960-2000
B Zentralamerika / Solidarity / Liberation theology / Civil rights movement / History 1970-2000
Further subjects:B Solidarity Religious aspects Christianity History 20th century
B Missionaries Central America Political activity History 20th century
B Insurgency Central America History 20th century
B Solidarity Religious aspects Christianity History 20th century
B Christianity and international affairs History 20th century
B Missionaries Political activity (Central America) History 20th century
B Christianity and politics United States History 20th century
B Insurgency (Central America) History 20th century
B Christianity and international relations History 20th century
B Christianity and politics (United States) History 20th century
B Missionaries Political activity (United States) History 20th century
B Missionaries United States Political activity History 20th century
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Summary:Culture, agency, and religion in social movements -- The origins of Central America's civil wars -- Leadership and the formation of solidarity -- Biography and recruitment receptivity -- Martyr stories -- Making politics personal -- Rituals and emotional rejuvenation -- Agency and transnational movements
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0195169239