Suffering for justice in Chiapas: Religion and the globalization of ethnic identity

Autor:	Heidi Moksnes
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Cultural Studies Human rights media_common.quotation_subject Gender studies Economic Justice Indigenous Politics Globalization Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Christian ethics Collective identity Liberation theology Anthropology Sociology media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Peasant Studies. 32:584-607
ISSN:	1743-9361 0306-6150
DOI:	10.1080/03066150500267040
Popis:	Examined here is the way in which the indigenous uprising in Chiapas has been able to mobilize international support by employing globally shared discourses to articulate collective identities and political demands. The focus is on the group of liberation theology Roman Catholics in San Pedro Chenalho and their political association Las Abejas, today one of the most potent symbols of civil indigenous resistance in Chiapas. Of interest is how peasants use suffering as a key concept to position themselves within a global humanity. Evoking Christian ethics as well as international human rights legislation, they demand the right to live without suffering, and regard their political struggle as part of a global struggle for justice and peace.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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