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Magical Realism, Latin American Theology, and the Appearance of a Pre-Critical Theory : Mary Versus Ideology by Alfredo Ignacio Poggi (2024, Hardcover)

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101666951145

ISBN-139781666951141

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Number of Pages194 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMagical Realism, Latin American Theology, and the Appearance of a Pre-Critical Theory : Mary Versus Ideology

SubjectCaribbean & Latin American, Christian Theology / Systematic, Christian Theology / Anthropology

Publication Year2024

TypeTextbook

AuthorAlfredo Ignacio Poggi

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Religion

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight16.8 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2023-044663

ReviewsBy observing Marian faith, Alfredo Ignacio Poggi nuances established theories and ideologies and their global accidents in the name of reason and progress. This book revitalizes the devotional notion of good and unveils the pervasive idea of a heuristic systemic/environmental equilibrium. Poggi invites us to observe the dialectics between spirituality and rationality, determining the relation between intellectual elites and anonymous citizenry., Alfredo Ignacio Poggi has written a unique and fascinating explanation of the rise of Marian apparitions in the twentieth century. He takes what the visionaries said and did in response to their experiences at face value. He applies the theoretical lens of Charles Taylor, author of A Secular Age, and the Latin American magical realism of authors such as Gabriel García Márquez, to achieve a longer view stretching back to the Enlightenment. From this vantage point, those who received and were influenced by Marian visions were engaged in a legitimate reaction to the unprecedented violence, dislocation, massification, and forced urbanization that exponentially increased as the twentieth century unfolded. The insights gained are profoundly important for understanding our times., By observing Marian faith, Alfredo Ignacio Poggi nuances the load of established theories and ideologies and their global accidents in the name of reason and progress. This book revitalizes the devotional notion of good and unveils the pervasive idea of a heuristic systemic/environmental equilibrium. Poggi invites us to observe the dialectics between spirituality and rationality, determining the relation between intellectual elites and anonymous citizenry., The world of political leaders, military strategists, shrewd philosophers, and other elites twisting ideologies to define and redefine the West curiously meets that of children and peasants, mostly women and poor, interpreting one of the most powerful Christian symbols ever, the Virgin Mary, while making sense of what happens around them. Alfredo Ignacio Poggi has written a truly creative, erudite, and enticing book. It will reshape how you read the history of Western ideas., The world of political leaders, military strategists, shrewd philosophers, and other elites twisting ideologies to define and redefine the West curiously meets that of children and peasants, mostly women and poor, interpreting one of the most powerful Christian symbols ever, the Virgin Mary, while making sense of what happens around them. Alfredo Ignacio Poggi has written a truly creative, erudite, and enticing book. It will reshape how you read the history of Western ideas. -- Hosffman Ospino, Boston College By observing Marian faith, Alfredo Ignacio Poggi nuances the load of established theories and ideologies and their global accidents in the name of reason and progress. This book revitalizes the devotional notion of good and unveils the pervasive idea of a heuristic systemic/environmental equilibrium. Poggi invites us to observe the dialectics between spirituality and rationality, determining the relation between intellectual elites and anonymous citizenry. -- Leopoldo Tablante, Loyola University New Orleans, "The world of political leaders, military strategists, shrewd philosophers, and other elites twisting ideologies to define and redefine the West curiously meets that of children and peasants, mostly women and poor, interpreting one of the most powerful Christian symbols ever, the Virgin Mary, while making sense of what happens around them. Alfredo Ignacio Poggi has written a truly creative, erudite, and enticing book. It will reshape how you read the history of Western ideas." --Hosffman Ospino, Boston College "By observing Marian faith, Alfredo Ignacio Poggi nuances established theories and ideologies and their global accidents in the name of reason and progress. This book revitalizes the devotional notion of good and unveils the pervasive idea of a heuristic systemic/environmental equilibrium. Poggi invites us to observe the dialectics between spirituality and rationality, determining the relation between intellectual elites and anonymous citizenry." --Leopoldo Tablante, Loyola University New Orleans "Alfredo Ignacio Poggi has written a unique and fascinating explanation of the rise of Marian apparitions in the twentieth century. He takes what the visionaries said and did in response to their experiences at face value. He applies the theoretical lens of Charles Taylor, author of A Secular Age, and the Latin American magical realism of authors such as Gabriel García Márquez, to achieve a longer view stretching back to the Enlightenment. From this vantage point, those who received and were influenced by Marian visions were engaged in a legitimate reaction to the unprecedented violence, dislocation, massification, and forced urbanization that exponentially increased as the twentieth century unfolded. The insights gained are profoundly important for understanding our times." --Laurie M. Johnson, Kansas State University and author of Ideological Possession and the Rise of the New Right: The Political Thought of Carl Jung

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal232.917098

Table Of ContentChapter 1: Enlightenment Chapter 2: French Revolution Chapter 3: The Industrial Revolution Chapter 4: The Russian Revolution Chapter 5: World War II Chapter 6: The Cultural Revolutions of the 1960s Chapter 7: The Fall of the Berlin Wall Chapter 8: 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Chapter 9: Covid-19

SynopsisThis book examines the intriguing correlation between the surge of Marian apparitions witnessed by marginalized rural women and children, and the emergence of secular ideologies among urban elites in the same countries in Latin America., Magical Realism, Latin American Theology, and the Appearance of a Pre-Critical Theory: Mary versus Ideology explores why the greatest boom of Marian apparitions in history, related by poor rural women and children, occurred simultaneously with the rise of urban elites' secularizing ideologies--and often in the same countries. This unique glimpse goes beyond the simple stories and symbols of the Marian apparitions, revealing a critique of the modern and postmodern social imaginaries that gave life to innumerable ideologies. Utilizing the Latin American hermeneutic lenses of liberation theology and magical realism, this book demonstrates how popular religion, with its mythical-narrative nucleus, is a space of resistance against the totalizing projects of modernity. Modern and postmodern proposals, like those of Marxist or poststructuralist, argue that one must use critical thinking to evade or at least expose ideologies. Alfredo Ignacio Poggi, on the contrary, maintains that a naïve, or more aptly pre-critical, perception of the world is the best starting point for challenging contemporary ideologies., Magical Realism, Latin American Theology, and the Appearance of a Pre-Critical Theory: Mary versus Ideology explores why the greatest boom of Marian apparitions in history, related by poor rural women and children, occurred simultaneously with the rise of urban elites' secularizing ideologies-and often in the same countries. The uniqueness of this ......, Magical Realism, Latin American Theology, and the Appearance of a Pre-Critical Theory: Mary versus Ideology explores why the greatest boom of Marian apparitions in history, related by poor rural women and children, occurred simultaneously with the rise of urban elites' secularizing ideologies-and often in the same countries. The uniqueness of this research lies first in demonstrating how behind the simple stories and symbols of the Marian apparitions lies a critique of the modern and postmodern social imaginaries that gave life to innumerable ideologies. Additionally, utilizing Latin American hermeneutic lenses through liberation theology and magical realism, this book shows how popular religion, with its mythical-narrative nucleus, is a space of resistance against the totalizing projects of modernity. Modern and postmodern proposals, such as the Marxist or poststructuralist ones, argue that one must use critical thinking to evade or at least expose ideologies. Alfredo Ignacio Poggi, on the contrary, maintains that a naive, or more aptly pre-critical, perception of the world, like that of the poor children and women who witnessed the Marian apparitions, is the best starting point for challenging contemporary ideologies, since it arises from another social imaginary.

LC Classification NumberBT660.L4P6 2024