The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War
Drawing on interviews with victims of forced disappearance, documents from the state and the Church, as well as field work and participant observation, The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War explores how the Argentine government deployed the legitimating discourse of Catholicism to justi...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York
Oxford University Press
[2015]
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Argentina
/ Catholic church
/ Political persecution
/ History 1976-1983
B Chile / Videla, Jorge Rafael 1925-2013 / Persecution / Catholic church / History |
| Further subjects: | B
Argentina
B Catholic B Violence B Church and state (Argentina) History 20th century B History B Role B Missionaries of La Salette B State B Victim Social psychology B Dictatorship B Politics B Argentina History Dirty War, 1976-1983 Religious aspects Catholic Church B Religious organization B Military dictatorship B Political persecution B Meaning B Catholic school |
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| Summary: | Drawing on interviews with victims of forced disappearance, documents from the state and the Church, as well as field work and participant observation, The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War explores how the Argentine government deployed the legitimating discourse of Catholicism to justify terrorism in the case of La Salette missionaries. It examines how the official Catholic hierarchy rationalized their silence, and how the victims understood their Catholic faith in such a context -- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 019023427X |