Peasants and Religion: A Socioeconomic Study of Dios Olivorio and the Palma Sola Religion in the Dominican Republic
Author:   Mats Lundahl (Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden) ,  Jan Lundius ,  Mats Lundhal (Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   No.8
ISBN:  

9780415174114


Pages:   800
Publication Date:   18 November 1999
Format:   Hardback
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Peasants and Religion: A Socioeconomic Study of Dios Olivorio and the Palma Sola Religion in the Dominican Republic


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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.

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Author:   Mats Lundahl (Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden) ,  Jan Lundius ,  Mats Lundhal (Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No.8
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 5.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   1.632kg
ISBN:  

9780415174114


ISBN 10:   0415174112
Pages:   800
Publication Date:   18 November 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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;

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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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