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When Men Walk Dry
Carole A. Myscofski
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Paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC9; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
AAR Academy Series
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781555402570
SKU
V9781555402570
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Ref
99-43
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