When Men Walk Dry : Portuguese Messianism in Brazil

This book examines the nature of messianic movements by studying a specific case history. Carole Myscovski argues that underlying any single messianic movement is a messianic tradition that draws together messianic and related religious beliefs, rituals, and social structures. She traces theLuso-Brazilian messianic tradition from its origins in sixteenth-century Portugal to its flowering in colonial Brazil to its expression in three nineteenth-century messianic movements. Challenging sociopolitical and psychological analyses that reduce religious activity to proto-nationalism orpsychosis, Myscofski establishes a historical model for investigating messianic movements in general, while providing new information about a little known Brazilian religious tradition.Myscofski, Carol A. is the author of 'When Men Walk Dry : Portuguese Messianism in Brazil', published 1989 under ISBN 9781555402563 and ISBN 1555402569.