For Christ and Country: Militant Catholic Youth in Post-Revolutionary Mexico

ISBN-13: 9781108493024 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 213 str.

Robert Weis

Opis

Examines the religious beliefs and practices of a generation of Catholics who came of age in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution. It centers on Jose de Leon Toral, who killed revolutionary leader Alvaro Obregon to combat anticlerical laws and bring on a millenarian vision of the Kingdom of Christ.

Recenzje

'… exemplary … For Christ and Country is a very useful, important, and engaging contribution to the historiography.' Edward Wright-Rios, Hispanic American Historical Review

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Catholics and anticlericals: from reforma to revolution; 2. The enforcement of anticlericalism; 3. Sugar Catholics; 4. Imprudent youth; 5. Martyrdom; 6. Trial; Conclusions.