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“This is a wonderful book, beautifully conceptualized and charmingly written. It will be an important contribution to the historiography of Guatemala.”—Virginia Garrard-Burnett, author of Terror in the Land of the Holy Spirit: Guatemala under General Efraín Ríos Montt, 1982–1983

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Crucified Christ of Esquipulas

1. Power and Identity in the Making of Colonial Guatemala

2. The Liberal State and the Conservative Church

3. Carrera, the Church, and the Color of the Christ

4. The Liberal Republic and Religious Competition

5. Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Religion

6. The Black Christ of Esquipulas

Notes

Bibliography

Index


The Black Christ of Esquipulas

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      Publisher University of Nebraska Press
      Published 1 January 2016
      ISBN-13 9780803268432
      978-0803268432
      ISBN-10 0803268432
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      History of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      “This is a wonderful book, beautifully conceptualized and charmingly written. It will be an important contribution to the historiography of Guatemala.”—Virginia Garrard-Burnett, author of Terror in the Land of the Holy Spirit: Guatemala under General Efraín Ríos Montt, 1982–1983

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction: The Crucified Christ of Esquipulas

      1. Power and Identity in the Making of Colonial Guatemala

      2. The Liberal State and the Conservative Church

      3. Carrera, the Church, and the Color of the Christ

      4. The Liberal Republic and Religious Competition

      5. Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Religion

      6. The Black Christ of Esquipulas

      Notes

      Bibliography

      Index


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