All religions are good in Tzintzuntzan : evangelicals in Catholic Mexico

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All religions are good in Tzintzuntzan : evangelicals in Catholic Mexico

Peter S. Cahn

University of Texas Press, 2003

1st ed

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  • : paper

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-191) and index

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内容説明

Since the 1960s, evangelical Christian denominations have made converts throughout much of Roman Catholic Latin America, causing clashes of faith that sometimes escalate to violence. Yet in one Mexican town, Tzintzuntzan, the appearance of new churches has provoked only harmony. Catholics and evangelicals alike profess that aEUROoeall religions are good,aEURO a sentiment not far removed from aEUROoehere we are all equal,aEURO which was commonly spoken in the community before evangelicals arrived. In this paradigm-challenging study, Peter Cahn investigates why the coming of evangelical churches to Tzintzuntzan has produced neither the interfaith clashes nor the economic prosperity that evangelical conversion has brought to other communities in Mexico and Latin America. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, he demonstrates that the evangelicalsaEURO(t) energetic brand of faith has not erupted into violence because converts continue to participate in communal life, while Catholics, in turn, participate in evangelical practices. He also underscores how TzintzuntzanaEURO(t)s integration into global economic networks strongly motivates the preservation of community identity and encourages this mutual borrowing. At the same time, however, Cahn concludes that the suppression of religious difference undermines the revolutionary potential of religion.

目次

  • Preface: Confronting Interreligious Violence1. Sharing the Burden of Fiestas across Borders
  • 2. Drinking and the Divine in Chiapas and Tzintzuntzan
  • 3. Accounting for Missionaries and Money
  • 4. Responding to the Minority: Catholic Self-Improvement
  • 5. Responding to the Majority: Doctrinal Disobedience
  • 6. Considering the Consequences of Conversion
  • Conclusion: Mobilizing Religion

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