When the Sun Danced: Myth, Miracles, and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Portugal, Bennett Jeffrey S.

Автор: Jeffrey S. Bennett
Название: When the Sun Danced: Myth, Miracles and Modernity in Early Twentieth-Century Portugal
ISBN: 0813932491 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813932491
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 30490.00 T
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Описание: Between May and October of 1917, three young shepherds were reportedly visited six times by an apparition of the Virgin Mary near the town of Fatima in Portugal. At the final apparition event, approximately 70,000 visitors gathered to witness a prophesied miracle intended to convince the public that the children's visions were of divine origin. The miracle took the form of a solar anomaly; witnesses claimed that the sun began to ""dance."" Exploring the early development of the cult of the Virgin of Fatima and the overthrow of the liberal, secular government by pro-Catholic elements, Jeffrey Bennett offers the first book-length scholarly study of the cult's relationship to the rise of authoritarian politics in Portugal.

When the Sun Danced offers a fascinating look at the cultural dynamics that informed one of the most turbulent periods in the nation's history.

Автор: David Woodbridge
Название: Missionary Primitivism and Chinese Modernity: The Brethren in Twentieth-Century China
ISBN: 9004336753 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789004336759
Издательство: Brill
Цена: 131500.00 T
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Описание: In Missionary Primitivism and Chinese Modernity: the Brethren in Twentieth-Century China, David Woodbridge offers an account of a little-known Protestant missionary group. Often depicted as extreme and marginal, the Brethren were in fact an influential force within modern evangelicalism. They sought to recreate the life of the primitive church, and to replicate the simplicity and dynamism of its missionary work. Using newly-released archive material, Woodbridge examines the activities of Brethren missionaries in diverse locations across China, from the cosmopolitan treaty ports to the Mongolian and Tibetan frontiers. The book presents a fascinating encounter between primitivist missionaries and a modernising China, and reveals the important role of the Brethren in the development of Chinese Christianity.