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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > General
In this fascinating book Kathleen M. McIntyre traces intra-village
conflicts stemming from Protestant conversion in southern Mexico
and successfully demonstrates that both Protestants and Catholics
deployed cultural identity as self-defense in clashes over local
power and authority. McIntyre's study approaches religious
competition through an examination of disputes over tequio
(collective work projects) and cargo (civil-religious hierarchy)
participation. By framing her study between the Mexican Revolution
of 1910 and the Zapatista uprising of 1994, she demonstrates the
ways Protestant conversion fueled regional and national discussions
over the state's conceptualization of indigenous citizenship and
the parameters of local autonomy. The book's timely scholarship is
an important addition to the growing literature on transnational
religious movements, gender, and indigenous identity in Latin
America.
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