The rhetoric and the catholic reason of State: father Antonio Vieira's effort to support the Portuguese monarchy

This paper analyzes how Father Antonio Vieira used to direct important questions of his historic moment through his proposes and sermons, particularly the motivation of a Reason of Estate, always performing a discourse that is rhetoric, theological and political at the same time.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alessandro Manduco Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 2005-12-01
Series:Prisma Jurídico
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Online Access:http://www4.uninove.br/ojs/index.php/prisma/article/view/596