The politics of the spirit : the political implications of Pentecostalized religion in Costa Rica and Guatamala / Timothy J. Steigenga.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Lanham : Lexington Books, c2001.Description: xviii, 201 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0739101897 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR 625 .C6 S84 2001
Contents:
Preface: The significance of religion in political life -- Introduction: Invasion of the sects or heralds of the new Reformation? Protestants and politics in Latin America -- Catholics and Protestants in Central America: understanding context and explaining evangelical growth -- Conversion, prosperity, and the Pentecostalization of religion in Central America -- The politics of religious affiliation: testing a model -- Guatemala: From missionaries to presidents in Central America's most Protestant nation -- Costa Rica: religion and politics in a context of democratic reform -- The religious politics of gender: orthodoxy, patriarchy and machismo -- Conclusion: The politics of the spirit: the political implications of Pentecostalized religion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-193) and index.

Preface: The significance of religion in political life -- Introduction: Invasion of the sects or heralds of the new Reformation? Protestants and politics in Latin America -- Catholics and Protestants in Central America: understanding context and explaining evangelical growth -- Conversion, prosperity, and the Pentecostalization of religion in Central America -- The politics of religious affiliation: testing a model -- Guatemala: From missionaries to presidents in Central America's most Protestant nation -- Costa Rica: religion and politics in a context of democratic reform -- The religious politics of gender: orthodoxy, patriarchy and machismo -- Conclusion: The politics of the spirit: the political implications of Pentecostalized religion.

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