The University of Arizona Press
When: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Time: 4 p.m., MDT
Place: Higginbotham Auditorium in the School of Journalism, University of Nevada, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno
Eric Hoenes del Pinal, author of Guarded by Two Jaguars: A Catholic Parish Divided by Language and Faith, will talk about his book at the annual LJ and Linda Kutten Religious Studies Lecture. The event is sponsored by the University of Nevada’s Department of Anthropology. Pinal’s work focuses on the intersections of language, religion, and culture in Latin America. The talk is free and open to the public, and it will be held in the Higginbotham Auditorium in the School of Journalism with a catered reception to follow.
About the book:
In Guarded by Two Jaguars, Eric Hoenes del Pinal tells the story of this dramatic split and in so doing addresses the role that language and gesture have played in the construction of religious identity. Drawing on a range of methods from linguistic and cultural anthropology, the author examines how the introduction of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement in the parish produced a series of debates between parishioners that illustrate the fundamentally polyvocal nature of Catholic Christianity. This work examines how intergroup differences are produced through dialogue, contestation, and critique. It shows how people’s religious affiliations are articulated not in isolation but through interaction with each other.
