Catholics and Political Violence in the Twentieth Century

A Global History

AvLucia Ceci

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Catholics and Political Violence in the Twentieth Century presents a historical reconstruction of the ways in which Catholics have justified the recourse to political violence during the twentieth century, a period marked by major wars, nationalisms, decolonization, ideological clashes, and episodes of genocide. Legitimation processes are particularly complex when this violence is not endorsed by the state, and perhaps used against it. Depending on perspective, the protagonists of this radical form of collective action may be seen as ‘terrorists’ or ‘freedom fighters’.Written by a leading historian of contemporary Catholicism, this book examines a series of case studies from different parts of the world, selected because of the central role played by the Catholic religion. They range from Northern Ireland to the Basque Country, from the Philippines to Colombia, and from Mexico to Rwanda. It highlights how theological sources, paradigms of martyrdom, and symbols of the Christian tradition have provided a catalogue of reasons to give moral value to violence and promote it in the name of God.By looking at the history of Catholicism in global terms and adopting a transnational perspective, Catholics and Political Violence in the Twentieth Century sheds a critical light on the themes that are crucial to understanding the relationship between religion and violence. It will appeal to scholars and students working and studying in the fields of Modern and Contemporary History, Religious Studies, Terrorism Studies, Cultural and Global Studies, Intellectual History, and the History of Political Thought.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-10-14
Mått:156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Modern History
Antal sidor:258
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032332178
Översättare:Stuart Oglethorpe

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Lucia Ceci is Professor of Contemporary History at the Tor Vergata University of Rome. Her research interests include the relationships between Catholicism, politics, and ideologies in the twentieth century. As well as writing five books on these themes, including The Vatican and Mussolini’s Italy (2016), whose original Italian edition (2013) won the Friuli History Award, she has edited eight others, and published numerous articles.

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Introduction 1. The mystique of sacrifice and political violencePassion and resurrection in IrelandDoctrine, public opinion, and politicsA war waged by saintsSquadrismo, violence, and obedience2. Tradition and rebellion in MexicoAgainst the secular stateHard-line rebels‘Cristeros’In defence of the faith3. Sacralized insurrectionCrusade and terror in SpainA universal struggle in a national battlegroundThe Church in combatEl derecho a la rebeldíaHoly war and the Holy Office4. Revolution and incitement to hatred: the deliberations of Rome during total warThe battle between devilsThe truly Catholic warThe heresy of hatred5. Holy war during the Cold WarNot revolution, but warA crusade to save Hungary?Global mobilizationDiscrimination and disadvantage6. Latin America and revolution as an obligationArmed charity from sociology to guerrilla warfareTransatlantic circulation of ideasTheology and revolutionViolence by the peace-lovers and the mystique of guerrilla warfareFrom liberation to human rights7. Words and deedsThe increasing disconnectionA Catholic element in the origins of the Red Brigades?Division and infiltrationThe beginning of the endThe ‘Sands bomb’8. Rwanda: colonialism and its legacyA ‘Catholic country’ in central AfricaThe Church during the revolutionConstruction of ‘the enemy within’Complicity and silence9. The end of the revolution?Rosaries, not bullets: the Aquino ‘miracl’ in the PhilippinesLights in the East and the ‘morality of means’Ambivalende and the peace process in the Basque CountryDemocracy and policies of terror: Peru’s tragic twenty yearsArmed for life: anti-abortion attacks in the United StatesConclusions