Protestantism & state formation in postrevolutionary Oaxaca /

"In this fascinating book Kathleen M. McIntyre traces intra-village conflicts stemming from Protestant conversion in southern Mexico and successfully demonstrates that both Protestants and Catholics deployed cultural identity as self-defense in clashes over local power and authority. McIntyre&#...

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Main Author: McIntyre, Kathleen M., 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2019.
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Table of Contents:
  • "As fast as men and means are furnished": protestant missions during the Porfiriato
  • "La sangre está clamando justicia": constructing martyrdom in postrevolutionary Oaxaca
  • Contested spaces: local conflicts, conedef, and the Mexican state
  • The Summer Institute of Linguistics in Oaxaca
  • Liberation theology, indigenous rights, and nationalism
  • "Here the people rule": customary law and state formation
  • Conclusion. Reimagining communities.