SPAN 414 - Religion in Literature and the Political Transformation of Modern and Contemporary Latin America

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Catholic University of America

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This course addresses the major religious themes and patterns in Latin America from Modern times up to the present. Major issues include indigenous religions; syncretism and religious blending of American, African, and European religious beliefs; the challenge of modernity (the Enlightenment, democracy, secularism, nationalism); Protestant and Jewish history in the region; and the recent impact of liberation theology and of the presence of evangelicals in Latin America. We will also explore the lives of saints, both Catholic and "popular," to examine how spirituality and political charisma cross-fertilize in social-justice movements. We will examine religious themes in a variety of literary forms, including those of myth, history, parable, short story, essay, oral narrative, children's literature, poem, and novel. Some of the readings include authors such as Julián del Casal, Nicolás Guillén, Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Alejo Carpentier, Cristina García and Junot Díaz. We will aso include studies of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Che Guevara and Archbishop Romero. Prerequisites: 300 or 310 or permission of instructor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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