The bible as constitution or the constitution as bible? Nation-state building projects in east timor

The article focuses on the conflicts in East Timor in 2005 between the Catholic Church and the Executive over the role of religious teaching in the elementary school curriculum. The analysis indicates that debates around this issue manifest different nation-state building projects for that country,...

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Main Authors: Kelly Cristiane da Silva, Letícia Maria Costa da Nóbrega Cesarino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Series:Horizontes Antropológicos
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Online Access:http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-71832008000100003&lng=en&tlng=en