In "Revolutions in Mexican Catholicism," Edward Wright-Rios investigates how Catholicism was lived and experienced in the Archdiocese of Oaxaca, a region known for its distinct indigenous cultures and vibrant religious life, during the turbulent period of modernization in Mexico that extended from the late nineteenth century through the early twentieth. Wright-Rios centers his analysis on three "visions" of Catholicism: an enterprising archbishop's ambitious religious reform project, an elderly indigenous woman's remarkable career as a seer and faith healer, and an apparition movement that...
In "Revolutions in Mexican Catholicism," Edward Wright-Rios investigates how Catholicism was lived and experienced in the Archdiocese of Oaxaca, a reg...