Now available in English for the first time, Gunpowder and Incense (translated from the Spanish La P?lvora y el Incienso) chronicles the role of the Church in Spanish politics, looking in particular at the Spanish Civil War. Unlike most books on the subject, Hilari Raguer looks beyond the traditional explanation that the war was primarily a religious struggle. His writing presents an exemplary "insider's" perspective, and is notable for its balance and perception on the role of the Catholic Church before, during and after the War. The material is presented in a lucid, elegant manner - which makes this book as readable as it is historiographically important. It will be vital reading for students and scholars of European, religious and modern history.
Author(s): Hilari Raguer, Andrew Dowling
Edition: annotated edition
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 240
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Abbreviations and acronyms......Page 14
Prologue......Page 16
Introduction......Page 22
1 The Religious Question during the Second Republic: A polemical subject......Page 36
2 The initial reasons for the rebellion: The military uprising of July 1936.......Page 57
3 From the pronunciamiento to the Crusade: The consecration of the pronunciamiento......Page 71
4 The initial attitude of the Spanish bishops: Involvement of the Spanish Church in the Civil War......Page 84
5 The initial attitude of the Vatican: The Vatican press in the Civil War......Page 98
6 The Collective Letter: How the document originated......Page 127
7 Persecution and repression: Religious persecution......Page 147
8 Stories of persecution and repression: ‘Jesuits in the Red Levante’......Page 180
9 Franco’s relations with the Vatican are strengthened: The arrival of Antoniutti......Page 207
10 The third Spain: doves and hawks: The third Spain......Page 230
11 The Republic desires reconciliation with the Church: A Basque Catholic in the Government of the Republic......Page 271
12 The exile of Cardinal Vidal i Barraquer: An interdict against Vidal i Barraquer......Page 304
13 The Church of victory......Page 330
Documentary appendix......Page 351
Notes......Page 376
Bibliography......Page 412
Index......Page 431
