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From fanatics to folk : Brazilian millenarianism and popular culture

Title
From fanatics to folk : Brazilian millenarianism and popular culture / Patricia R. Pessar.
Author
Pessar, Patricia R.
Publication
Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.

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xiv, 273 p. : ill., map; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Millennialism > Brazil > History > 19th century
  • Millennialism > Brazil > History > 20th century
  • Brazil > History > 19th century
  • Brazil > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-261) and index.
Contents
The world turned upside down : the origins of the Canudos, Contestado, and Juazeiro movements -- The Povo make a saint -- The Coronel and the Beato -- "Work like you're going to live forever, pray like you're going to die today" -- Pedro Batista "moves on" and the king -- Attempts to claim the throne -- A romaria se acabou/The romaria is over -- Constituting the romeiros into "traditional" folk -- Millenarianism, state formation, and resistance.
Call Number
JHE 04-236
ISBN
  • 0822332752 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0822332647 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2003015047
OCLC
52714756
Author
Pessar, Patricia R.
Title
From fanatics to folk : Brazilian millenarianism and popular culture / Patricia R. Pessar.
Imprint
Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-261) and index.
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JHE 04-236
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