From fanatics to folk : Brazilian millenarianism and popular culture / Patricia R. Pessar.
| Author/creator | Pessar, Patricia R. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Durham : Duke University Press, 2004. |
| Description | xiv, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-261) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003015047 |
| ISBN | 0822332752 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822332647 (pbk. : alk. paper) |