The Cristero movement is an essential part of the Mexican Revolution. When in 1926 relations between Church and state, old enemies and old partners, eventually broke down, when the churches closed and the liturgy was suspended, Rome, Washington and Mexico, without ever losing their heads, embarked u...

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Main Author:	Meyer, Jean A. 1942- (Author)
Other Authors:	Southern, R. W. 1912-2001 (Translator)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1976
Series:	Cambridge Latin American studies 24
Subjects:	Katholische Kirche Catholic Church / Mexico Geschichte 1926-1929 Geschichte Church and state / Mexico Cristero Rebellion, 1926-1929 Kirche Guerra Cristera Staat Mexiko Mexico / History / 1910-1946
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	The Cristero movement is an essential part of the Mexican Revolution. When in 1926 relations between Church and state, old enemies and old partners, eventually broke down, when the churches closed and the liturgy was suspended, Rome, Washington and Mexico, without ever losing their heads, embarked upon a long game of chess. These years were crucial, because they saw the setting up of the contemporary political system. The state established its omnipotence, supported by a bureaucratic apparatus and a strong privileged class. Just at the moment when the state thought that it was finally supreme, at the moment at which it decided to take control of the Church, the Cristero movement arose, a spontaneous mass movement, particularly of peasants, unique in its spread, its duration, and its popular character. For obvious reasons, the existing literature has both denied its reality and slandered it
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 260 pages)
ISBN:	9781107300897
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781107300897