"The first work by an anthropologist to explore the unique phenomenon of the mayor-priest, this book offers an essential new angle on emerging debates about secularity as the condition of separation of the religious from the political. Brimming with originality, Vote of Faith is required reading for those interested in the gendered and sexual dimensions of the secular, the plasticity of religion, and the fundamental nature of the world's largest religious institution"--
"The first work by an anthropologist to explore the unique phenomenon of the mayor-priest, this book offers an essential new angle on emerging debates about secularity as the condition of separation of the religious from the political. Brimming with originality, Vote of Faith is required reading for those interested in the gendered and sexual dimensions of the secular, the plasticity of religion, and the fundamental nature of the world's largest religious institution"--
Maya Mayblin is Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. Her work explores religion, theology, politics, and gender in Brazil and beyond. She is the author of Gender, Morality and Catholicism in Brazil and co-editor of The Anthropology of Catholicism: A Reader.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1 1 Politics: Endless and Addictive 31 2 Celibacy as Theopolitics 53 3 Faith, Desire, and Machismo 75 4 Virile Celibacy 99 5 Votes of Faith: Force, Power, and Political Form 125 6 The Miraculous and the Mundane 150 Conclusion 177 Epilogue 187 Acknowledgments 191 Notes 193 Bibliography 217 Index 235
Introduction 1 1 Politics: Endless and Addictive 31 2 Celibacy as Theopolitics 53 3 Faith, Desire, and Machismo 75 4 Virile Celibacy 99 5 Votes of Faith: Force, Power, and Political Form 125 6 The Miraculous and the Mundane 150 Conclusion 177 Epilogue 187 Acknowledgments 191 Notes 193 Bibliography 217 Index 235
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