Peasants and Religion: A Socioeconomic Study of Dios Olivorio and the Palma Sola Religion in the Dominican Republic - Routledge Studies in Development and Society by Jan Lundius Details
This book examines the relationship between economics, politics and religion through the case of Olivoreo Mathieu and the religious movement that inspired it in 1908 in the Dominican Republic. The…
This book examines the relationship between economics, politics and religion through the case of Olivoreo Mathieu and the religious movement that inspired it in 1908 in the Dominican Republic. The authors explore how and why the new religion is formed, and why it was so successfulComparing this situation with other peasant movements, they show ways in which popular religion serves as a reaction to certain problems that arise in peasant societies during times of stress.
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