“Ridiculous Charlatans or Lunatic Neck Cutters”: Image of Spiritism in Republican Brazil
With the ultimate triumph of liberal Republicanism in 1889 in Brazil and the adoption of a constitution promoting the separation of Church and State, the formerly dominant Roman Catholic Church entered a long period of struggle to recover its lost position, fighting both the liberal and secular char...
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Language: | English |
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Karolinum Press
2018-12-01
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Series: | Ibero-Americana Pragensia |
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Online Access: | http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/24647063.2018.21 |