Name: Catholicism and the Making of Politics in Central Mozambique 1940-1986 (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora)
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Author: Eric Morier-Genoud
ISBN: 9781580469418

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Catholicism and the Making of Politics in Central Mozambique 1940-1986 (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora)

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Physical Book

Publisher

University Of Rochester Press

Author

Eric Morier-Genoud

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

279

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781580469418

Synopsis "Catholicism and the Making of Politics in Central Mozambique 1940-1986 (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora) "

This book is concerned with the internal diversity and complexity of the Roman Catholic Church. It aims at exploring, unpacking, and explaining how the Roman Catholic institution works, how its politics are made, and how the latter impact its environment. Using the diocese of Beira in central Mozambique as a case study, and following insights by Max Weber, author Eric Morier-Genoud takes the novel "horizontal" approach of looking at congregations within the Church as a series of autonomous entities, rather than focusing on the hierarchical structure of the institution. Between 1940 and 1980, the diocese of Beira was home to some fifteen different congregations ranging from Jesuits to Franciscans, from Burgos to Picpus fathers. As in many areas of the world, the 1960s brought conflict to Catholic congregations in central Mozambique, with African nationalism and the reforms of Vatican II playing a part. The conflict manifested in many ways: a bishop's flight from his diocese, a congregation abandoning the territory in protest against the collusion between church and state, and a declaration of class struggle in the church. All of these events, occurring against the backdrop of the war for Mozambican independence, make the region an especially fruitful location for the pioneering analysis proffered in this important study.

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