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Published on: 2003-08-07
Released on: 2003-07-12
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For over four centuries the Catholic Church enjoyed a religious monopoly in Latin America in which potential rivals were repressed or outlawed. Latin Americans were born Catholic and the only real choice they had was whether to actively practice the faith. Taking advantage of the legal disestablishment of the Catholic Church between the late 1800s and the early 1900s, Pentecostals almost single-handedly built a new pluralist religious economy. By the 1950s, many Latin Americans were free to choose from among the hundreds of available religious "products," a dizzying array of religious options that range from the African-Brazilian religion of Umbanda to the New Age group known as the Vegetable Union.R. Andrew Chesnut shows how the development of religious pluralism over the past half-century has radically transformed the "spiritual economy" of Latin America. In order to thrive in this new religious economy, says Chesnut, Latin American spiritual "firms" must develop an attractive product and know how to market it to popular consumers. Three religious groups, he demonstrates, have proven to be the most skilled competitors in the new unregulated religious economy. Protestant Pentecostalism, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, and African diaspora religions such as Brazilian Candomble and Haitian Vodou have emerged as the most profitable religious producers. Chesnut explores the general effects of a free market, such as introduction of consumer taste and product specialization, and shows how they have played out in the Latin American context. He notes, for example, that women make up the majority of the religious consumer market, and explores how the three groups have developed to satisfy women's tastes and preferences. Moving beyond the Pentecostal boom and the rise and fall of liberation theology, Chesnut provides a fascinating portrait of the Latin American religious landscape. Ucadia.org The mothersite of the Ucadia network linking to the websites of the Great Britain Charitable Foundation the USA Charitable Foundation and the Australian Charitable ... Macmillan - Distinguished & Award Winning Global Publisher ... Mini Tab: Baby Bear Baby Bear What Do You See? By Eric Carle Bill Martin Jr. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? and the ... Religion in Latin America Pew Research Center Religious Observance. The new survey finds that Protestants in Latin America tend to be more religiously observant than Catholics. In nearly every country surveyed ... Colombia facts information pictures Encyclopedia.com ... colombia location size and extent topography climate flora and fauna environment population migration ethnic groups languages religions transportation history ... Tax - Wikipedia A tax (from the Latin taxo) is a financial charge or other levy imposed upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state or the functional equivalent of a ... Jewrys War On White America Real Jew News Jewrys War On White America. America In Decline Articles Jewification Of America Articles. JEWRYS WAR ON WHITE AMERICA By Brother Nathanael Kapner Copyright ... Business News Personal Finance and Money News - ABC News Find the latest business news on Wall Street jobs and the economy the housing market personal finance and money investments and much more on ABC News About.com Trending in Money Are You Making the Most of Your Health Savings Account? 10 Steps for Finding Your New Job; 7 Lifestyle Changes to Make You a Better Entrepreneur Brazil facts information pictures Encyclopedia.com ... Get information facts and pictures about Brazil at Encyclopedia.com. Make research projects and school reports about Brazil easy with credible articles from our ... Culture - OneNewsNow The Boy Scouts of America is no longer just for boys as the pro-LGBT organization announced on Monday that it will now accept girls pretending or identifying to be ...
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