Repensar la Revolución del Poncho - Activismo católico y políticas de representación en el espacio andino del Ecuador (1955-1988)

This book offers the first comprehensive history of liberation theology in Ecuador. Looking beyond the so-called Bishop of the Indians (L. Proaño), it demythologizes dominant narratives on post-Vatican II Catholic activism in the Andes. Based on archival research and oral history, the study investigates the entanglements between Latin American progressive Catholicism, local lay and religious activism, and the formation of the indigenous movement. Rethinking the Revolution of the Poncho sheds new light on local manifestations of a transnational phenomenon and the linkages between Catholic activism, social movements, human rights discourse, as well as international development cooperation.