Theopolitical police: BOPE, Christianity and popular culture in Rio de Janeiro [0.03%]
神权政治警察：里约热内卢的BOPE、基督教与大众文化
Carly Barboza Machado,Martijn Oosterbaan
Carly Barboza Machado
This article centres on contemporary mergers between state security practices, popular media and religion in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It discusses the actions and the representations of BOPE - Batalhão de Operações Especiais da Polícia M...
The people with iron skin: protective charms, traditional religion, and vigilante authority in Lagos, Nigeria [0.03%]
铁肤人：拉各斯的护身符、传统宗教与义勇权威
Murtala Ibrahim
Murtala Ibrahim
This article explores the use of protective charms among the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in the megacity of Lagos. The use of charms, which vigilantes refer to as African traditional security methods, involves the deployment of amulets...
The Catholic Church, moral doctrine, and HIV prevention in Recife, Brazil: Negotiating the contradictions between religious belief and the realities of everyday life [0.03%]
信仰与现实的矛盾：巴西累西腓天主教会伦理教义和艾滋病预防之间的关系研究
Luis Felipe Rios,Francisca Luciana de Aquino,Miguel Muñoz-Laboy et al.
Luis Felipe Rios et al.
Religious beliefs have had a key role in shaping local responses to HIV and AIDS. As the world's largest Catholic country, Brazil is no exception. Yet little research has been conducted to document how the religious doctrine is enacted in p...