Purgatory and the Powerful Dead: A Case Study of Native American Repatriation
… what an enhancement of the power of the living there was in this hold over the dead.… And for the Church, what a marvelous instrument of power!… Purgatory brought the Church not only new spiritual power but also, to put it bluntly, considerable profit. Throughout history, human communities have co...
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Cambridge University Press
1994
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Religion and American culture
Year: 1994, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-75 |
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