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The Church in Brazil: The Politics of Religion

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The Church in Brazil: The Politics of Religion - Bruneau, Thomas C.
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In 1980, Brazil was the largest Roman Catholic country in the world, with 90 percent of its more than 120 million people numbered among the faithful. The Church hierarchy became aware, however, that the religion practiced by the majority of its members was not that promoted by the institution, a point dramatized by the rapid growth of other religious movements in Brazil-particularly Protestant sects and spirit-possession cults. In response, the Church created and assumed new roles. The Church in Brazil is a case study of ...

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The Church in Brazil: The Politics of Religion 1982, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX

ISBN-13: 9780292710719

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The Church in Brazil: The Politics of Religion 1982, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX

ISBN-13: 9780292742253

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