RT Book
T1 Secure the soul: Christian piety and gang prevention in Guatemala
A1 O'Neill, Kevin Lewis 1977-
LA English
PP Oakland, California
PB University of California Press
YR 2015
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1612842100
AB "Secure the Soul shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. Along the way, this poignantly written ethnography uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. In the streets of Guatemala City--amid angry lynch mobs, overcrowded prisons, and paramilitary death squads--millions of dollars empower church missions, faith-based programs, and seemingly secular security projects to prevent gang violence through the practice of Christian piety. With Guatemala increasingly defined by both God and gangs, Secure the Soul details an emerging strategy of geopolitical significance: regional security by way of good Christian living"--Provided by publisher
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-276) and index
CN HV6439.G92
SN 0520278488
SN 0520278496
SN 9780520278486
SN 9780520278493
K1 Gang prevention : Guatemala : Guatemala
K1 Church and social problems : Guatemala : Guatemala
K1 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
K1 Guatemala : Bandenkriminalität : Prävention : Christentum : Geschichte 200-2015