Miguel Pro

Informationen zum Autor Marisol López-Menéndez is professor in social and political sciences at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Klappentext Miguel Pro: Martyrdom and Politics in Twentieth-Century Mexico examines the complex relationship of modern martyrdom as preserved by memory and factual truth, and as retold through stories intended to impel evolving political and religious aims. López-Menéndez uses the 1927 execution of Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest caught in the bloody conflict between Catholics and the postrevolutionary state, as a case study. Zusammenfassung Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--New School! 2012) under title: Holy Jester: Martyrdom! Social Cohesion and Meaning in Mexico: the story of Miguel Agustin Pro SJ! 1927-1988.

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By Marisol López-Menéndez

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Miguel Pro: Martyrdom and Politics in Twentieth-Century Mexico examines the complex relationship of modern martyrdom as preserved by memory and factual truth, and as retold through stories intended to impel evolving political and religious aims. López-Menéndez uses the 1927 execution of Miguel Pro, a Jesuit priest caught in the bloody conflict between Catholics and the postrevolutionary state, as a case study.

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Outgrowth of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--New School, 2012) under title: Holy Jester: Martyrdom, Social Cohesion and Meaning in Mexico: the story of Miguel Agustin Pro SJ, 1927-1988.