When Men Walk Dry: Portuguese Messianism in Brazil

by Carole A. Myscofski

Overview

This book examines the nature of messianic movements by studying a specific case history. Carole Myscovski argues that underlying any single messianic movement is a messianic tradition that draws together messianic and related religious beliefs, rituals, and social structures. She traces the Luso-Brazilian messianic tradition from its origins in sixteenth-century Portugal to its flowering in colonial Brazil to its expression in three nineteenth-century messianic movements. Challenging sociopolitical and psychological analyses that reduce religious activity to proto-nationalism or psychosis, Myscofski establishes a historical model for investigating messianic movements in general, while providing new information about a little known Brazilian religious tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555402570
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/02/1989
Series:	AAR Academy Series , #61
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.44(w) x 6.44(h) x 0.55(d)