Volunteering for a cause : gender, faith, and charity in Mexico from the reform to the revolution / / Silvia Marina Arrom

• Autore: Arrom Silvia Marina <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 p.)
• Disciplina: 267/.44272
• Soggetto topico: Women in church work - Catholic Church; Women in church work - Mexico - History - 19th century; Women in church work - Mexico - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 247-267
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter one. The first decade : preparing the ground for social Catholicism -- Chapter two. The male volunteers face the liberal Reforma -- Chapter three. The mobilization of women -- Chapter four. The gendering of Vincentian charity -- Chapter five. Jalisco : a case study of militant Catholicism -- Chapter six. Charity for the modern world : concluding remarks -- Epilogue. What my grandmother taught me -- Appendix one. Male society Superior Council officers, 1845-1910 -- Appendix two. Ladies of Charity Superior Council officers, 1863-1911 -- Appendix three. The Guadalajara Male Society Central Council officers, 1852-1909 -- Appendix 4. Guadalajara Ladies of Charity Central Council officers, 1864-1913.
• Sommario/riassunto: This thoughtful study challenges a number of widespread assumptions about the role of Catholicism in Mexican history by examining two related Catholic charities: the male Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul.
• Titolo autorizzato: Volunteering for a cause
• ISBN: 0-8263-5629-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797971003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II