Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America

Homies and Hermanos: God and Gangs in Central America

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-312

  Brenneman, Robert ^a  

^a SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central america; El salvador; Evangelical; Gangs; Guatemala; Honduras; Maras; Pentecostal; Religion; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922326084     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199753840.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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