Competing narratives about sacrifice: three readings of the 11 September 1973 coup in Chile and their conflicting constitutional projections
This article argues that different narratives involving sacrifice compete to ascribe meaning to the 11 September 1973 coup against Socialist President Salvador Allende, and as a result, structure contemporary Chilean constitutional politics. From that event, it is contended, three competing narrativ...
| Published in: | Political theology |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2016]
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| In: |
Political theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Allende Gossens, Salvador 1908-1973
/ Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto 1915-2006
/ Aylwin Azócar, Patricio 1918-2016
/ Chile
/ Dictatorship
/ Democracy
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| RelBib Classification: | FD Contextual theology KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBR Latin America ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Patricio Aylwin
B constitutional politics B coup B Dictatorship B Salvador Allende B Chile B Political Theology B Augusto Pinochet B transition to democracy |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | This article argues that different narratives involving sacrifice compete to ascribe meaning to the 11 September 1973 coup against Socialist President Salvador Allende, and as a result, structure contemporary Chilean constitutional politics. From that event, it is contended, three competing narratives emerged, each seeking to make sense of political sacrifice, and each providing a basis for the constitutional projects of the Left, the Right, and the Center. |
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| ISSN: | 1462-317X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Political theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1179/1462317X15Z.000000000135 |