Politics, Power, and the Role of the Village Priest in Paraguay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14830265 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frederic Hicks (University of Louisville, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 273-282 |
| Publication date | 1967-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Inter-American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-3118 • E-ISSN: 2326-4047 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/165098 |
| OpenAlex | W2783745333 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 2 |
The parochial priests in small Paraguayan towns are generally reputed, in Paraguay, to exercise an extraordinary amount of power and influence over the people of their parishes—to a greater extent, it would seem, than in most other Latin American countries. This is, moreover, despite the fact that the church, as an institution, is considerably weaker, economically and politically, than in all but a handful of such countries. Therefore, what power the individual priest may have can not be viewed as simply an extension of the power of the church. Most urban Paraguayans, including at least some members of the church hierarchy, are inclined to attribute this situation to the alleged superstitious or credulous nature of the Paraguayan peasants. The rural people themselves, on the other hand, are apt to explain the influence of their own local priest, at least, as due to his personal qualities or strength of character, as did the Services when referring to the prestige of the local priest of Tobati
Development economics · Economics · Hierarchy · Institution · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prestige · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society in Latin America · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious and Theological Studies
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 1992 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |