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PEOPLE POWER AS IMMANENT COLLECTIVITY: RE-IMAGINING THE MIRACLE OFTHE 1986 EDSA REVOLUTION AS DIVINE JUSTICE.

The Philippine People Power Revolution (EDSA) was remarkable for its non-aggressive overthrow of the Marcos dictatorship. The spontaneity and creativity of the people to answer the summons to defend dissonant army troops contrasts with the administrative efficiency and armed might of the military ar...

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Published in:Kritika Kultura no. 12; pp. 109 - 128
Main Author: Gonzaga, Fernando
Format: Article
Published: Kritika Kultura Feb2009
Subjects:
Revolutions
Dictatorship
Political science
Marcos, Ferdinand E. (Ferdinand Edralin), 1917-1989
Armies
Culture
Religiousness
Philippines
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Summary:The Philippine People Power Revolution (EDSA) was remarkable for its non-aggressive overthrow of the Marcos dictatorship. The spontaneity and creativity of the people to answer the summons to defend dissonant army troops contrasts with the administrative efficiency and armed might of the military army. The people acted as a collectivity, with its own collective power, opposing the military. This non-aggressive collective power was rooted in a distinctive Filipino culture and religiosity that hailed the EDSA Revolution as a miracle of divine justice.