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Peasants and Religion: A Socioeconomic Study of Dios Olivorio and the Palma Sola Religion in the Dominican Republic book cover

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Peasants and Religion A Socioeconomic Study of Dios Olivorio and the Palma Sola Religion in the Dominican Republic

By Mats Lundahl, Jan Lundius Copyright 2000
    800 Pages
    by Routledge

    800 Pages
    by Routledge
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    This book examines the relationship between economics, politics and religion through the case of Olivorio Mateo and the religious movement he inspired from 1908 in the Dominican Republic. The authors explore how and why the new religion was formed, and why it was so successful. Comparing this case with other peasant movements, they show ways in which folk religion serves as a response to particular problems which arise in peasant societies during times of stress.

    Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 The events; Chapter 2 Olivorio Mateo; Chapter 3 Interlude; Chapter 4 Palma Sola; Part 2 The myth; Chapter 5 Olivorista lore; Part III The causes; Chapter 6 Popular religion in the Dominican Republic and its influence on Olivorismo; Chapter 7 Economic and political change in the San Juan Valley, 1503–1922; Chapter 8 A new era; Chapter 9 Justifying a massacre; Part 4 The wider context; Chapter 10 Prophets, messiahs and gods; Chapter 11 Conclusion; Chapter 12 Epilogue 1963–90;

    Biography

    Jan Lundius is a research officer at the Department for Research Cooperation, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SAREC/SIDA), Stockholm. He has worked as a consultant for several UN agencies.
    Mats Lundahl is Professor of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics. His previous publications with Routledge include New Directions in Development Economics (1996), Economic Crisis in Africa (1993), Markets or Politics? Essays on Haitian Underdevelopment (1992) and Agrarian Society in History (1990).

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