Needs of the Heart

Auteur: Serbin, Kenneth P.
Editeur: University of Notre Dame Press
Traces five centuries of conflict and change in the life of the clergy in Brazil. This book examines how priests participated in the colonization of Brazil, educated the elite and poor in the faith, propped up the socioeconomic status quo, and reinforced the institution of slavery, all the while living in relative freedom from church authority.

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Traces five centuries of conflict and change in the life of the clergy in Brazil. This book examines how priests participated in the colonization of Brazil, educated the elite and poor in the faith, propped up the socioeconomic status quo, and reinforced the institution of slavery, all the while living in relative freedom from church authority.
ISBN / EAN 9780268041199
Auteur Serbin, Kenneth P.
Editeur University of Notre Dame Press