A Brazilian Mystic
A Brazilian Mystic: Being the Life and Miracles of Antonio Conselheiro
R.B., Cunninghame Graham,
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN: 1596053178
DDC: 920
Edition: Paperback; 2005-11-01
Summary:
This kind of book is bound to find its way, and shortly, to an old
bookstall, there to be sold with other bargains for a penny... for it
treats of unfamiliar people and of a life unknown and unsuspected by
the general. -from the Preface Wild with flamboyant prose and content
to document an extraordinary life with as much vigor as it was lived,
Cunninghame Graham's 1919 biography of Antonio Vicente Mendes
Maciel-also called Anthony the Counselor-is as unconventional as its
subject. A tax protester, itinerant preacher, and general nuisance to
both the Brazilian government and the religious establishment,
Antonio entrenched himself, 1893 and with, eventually, more than
30,000 followers, in the town of Canudos, which he founded. What led
him to that point, and what transpired afterward (hint: the Brazilian
authorities did not take kindly to the settlement of what they
considered a rebel enclave), Cunninghame Graham explores in his
inimitable style: When a man is convinced, as was Antonio
Conselheiro-for without doubt he was quite honest in his faith in
himself-that he is God's viceregent upon earth, nothing more natural
than he should make himself obeyed. [could be cut if too long; just
change colon above to period] Today, with our culture rife with
divisive political and religious issues, Antonio's tale-and
Cunninghame Graham's weather-eye take on it-\still speaks to us.
Scottish writer and politician ROBERT BONTINE CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM
(1852-1936) served as a member of Parliament and president of both
the Scottish Labour Party and the Scottish National Party. His
writing career encompassed essays, short fiction, and books of his
extensive travels in South America.
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