The Religion of Life: Eugenics, Race, and Catholicism in Chile

by Sarah Walsh

The Religion of Life examines the interconnections and relationship between Catholicism and eugenics in early twentieth-century Chile. Specifically, it demonstrates that the popularity of eugenic science was not diminished by the influence of Catholicism there. In fact, both eugenics and Catholicism worked together to construct the concept of a unique Chilean race, la raza chilena. A major factor that facilitated this conceptual overlap...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822946645
• ISBN13: 9780822946649
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"