The Cambridge history of religions in Latin America

"The Cambridge History of Religions in Latin America covers religious history in Latin America from pre-Conquest times until the present. This timely publication is important, firstly, because of the historical and contemporary centrality of religion in the life of Latin America, a region which...

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Nebentitel:Religions in Latin America
Beteiligte: Garrard, Virginia 1957- (HerausgeberIn) ; Freston, Paul (HerausgeberIn) ; Dove, Stephen C. (HerausgeberIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2016
In:Jahr: 2016
Ausgabe:First published
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Cambridge histories online
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Lateinamerika / Lateinamerika / Religion / Religion
weitere Schlagwörter:B Religion and sociology ; Latin America ; History
B Latin America Religion History
B Religion and sociology (Latin America) History
B Latin America ; Religion ; History
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Zusammenfassung:"The Cambridge History of Religions in Latin America covers religious history in Latin America from pre-Conquest times until the present. This timely publication is important, firstly, because of the historical and contemporary centrality of religion in the life of Latin America, a region which has been growing in global importance; secondly, for the rapid process of religious change which the region is undergoing; and thirdly, for the region's religious distinctiveness in global comparative terms, which contributes to its importance for debates over religion, globalization, and modernity, not least because Latin America now has more Catholics and more Pentecostals than any other region of the world. Unlike most works on religion in the region, and in recognition of recent strides in scholarship, this volume addresses the breadth of Latin American religion, including religions of the African diaspora, indigenous spiritual expressions, new religious movements, alternative spiritualities, and secularizing tendencies"...
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ISBN:1139032690
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CHO9781139032698