From fanatics to folk : Brazilian millenarianism and popular culture / Patricia R. Pessar.

Author/creator Pessar, Patricia R.
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham : Duke University Press, 2004.
Descriptionxiv, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents The world turned upside down : the origins of the Canudos, Contestado, and Juazeiro movements -- The Povo make a saint -- The Coronel and the Beato -- "Work like you're going to live forever, pray like you're going to die today" -- Pedro Batista "moves on" and the king attempts to claim the throne -- A romaria se acabou/The romaria is over -- Constituting the romeiros into "traditional" folk.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [251]-261) and index.
LCCN 2003015047
ISBN0822332752 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822332647 (pbk. : alk. paper)