The Reformation of Machismo: Evangelical Conversion and Gender in Colombia.

Abstract

Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Contradictions in a Feminist View of Women More Contradictions: Colombian Evangelicalism and the Anthropology of Religion Research Questions: The Domestication of Men? Data Collection The Different Levels of Meaning in the Conversion Experience Gender Analysis in Conversion Studies Plan of the Study 2. The Movement in Colombia Early Missions The Contemporary Picture: The Size of the Movement The Meaning of Evangelical in Colombia Conclusion 3. Religion and Politics Introduction The Power of the Roman Catholic Church in Colombia: The Concordat Constitutional Reform and the Concordat Liberals and Conservatives and the Separation of Church and State La Violencia The Effect of La Violencia on Evangelicals in El Cocuy Conclusion 4. El Cocuy: Colombian Evangelicalism on the Community Level Rural Life in Urban Colombia Choice of El Cocuy as the Rural Field Site Description of the Town Early History of El Cocuy Religion in El Cocuy The Impact of Foreign Missionaries in El Cocuy: The Lutheran Church of Our Savior 5. Domestic Abdication, Individualism, and Machismo Introduction Defining Machismo: Contradictions and Consistencies Domestic Abdication Psychological Approaches: Machismo and Male Dominance Change over Time Machismo, Proletarianization, and Individualism 6. Colombian Sex and Gender Roles and the Family Introduction Sex Roles and Familial Roles The Consequences of Machismo for Women's Household Roles Conjugal Roles and Status Consciousness Case History: Rosalinda 7. Colombian Evangelicalism from the Household Out Gender Roles and Marital Roles in the Conversion Process The Economic Effects of Gender Role Transformation The Feminine Ethos of Religion 8. Conclusion Colombian Evangelicalism as a Strategic Form of Female Collective Action Progress, Modernization, and Culture Change Women, the Prosperity Ethic, and the Household Writ Large Appendix: Fieldwork with Colombian Evangelicals Notes Bibliography Index