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Alteridades
versão On-line ISSN 2448-850Xversão impressa ISSN 0188-7017
Alteridades vol.16 no.32 Ciudad de México Jul./Dez. 2006
Dossier
Sangre de minero: poder, contexto y acusaciones de corrupción en el mormonismo boliviano
Miner’s blood: power context and corruption accusations within the Bolivian Mormonism
* Associate professor of Anthropology, Behavioral Sciences Department, Utah Valley State College. Orem, Utah USA 84058. knowltda@uvsc.edu
En este artículo se analiza el caso de los miembros de un barrio mormón en Bolivia que se pronunciaron (alzaron la mano) en contra de sus líderes, acusándolos de corrupción. Como resultado, una familia fue suspendida de la Iglesia, lo cual constituyó un ejemplo de cómo debe funcionar el poder en el sistema religioso mormón. Este acontecimiento dependió de la historia particular de la zona y de hechos anteriores, por ejemplo el octubre negro, cuando hubo un levantamiento en contra del presidente del país frente a una represión violenta. Así, se arguye que el sistema mormón universalizante e internacional depende de contextos locales para su funcionamiento o para ser desafiado.
Palabras clave: mormón; poder; Santiago II; Bolivia; local
This work analyzes a case in which several members of a Bolivian Mormon neighborhood rose up against their own leaders as a result of corruption issues and consequently one family was suspended from the church making clear the way in which power should operate within the Mormon religious system. It becomes evident how this fact depended upon the particular history of this area as well as upon previous events; for instance, octubre negro (black October) when they rose up against the president within a violent repression environment. In this way, it becomes clear that the international and universal Mormon system depends on local contexts in order to work or to be challenged.
Key words: Mormon; power; Santiago II; Bolivia; local
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Recibido: 24 de Febrero de 2006; Aprobado: 18 de Septiembre de 2006
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