Devotions, promises and miracles : how religious beliefs and practices support poor people´s agency in Latin American

Abstract: The article addresses Latin American poor people's religious beliefs and practices, analysing particularly three of them: devotion, promise, and miracle. We argue that these three religious features are related to people’s agency and can have impact on personal and community wellbe...

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Autores principales: Suárez, Ana Lourdes, López Fidanza, Juan Martín
Otros Autores: 0000-0002-4401-8152
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Routledge 2023
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RELIGIOSIDAD POPULAR
POBREZA
PRACTICAS RELIGIOSAS
DEVOCION
MILAGROS
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/16291
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spelling I33-R139-123456789-162912023-05-03T05:01:12Z Devotions, promises and miracles : how religious beliefs and practices support poor people´s agency in Latin American Suárez, Ana Lourdes López Fidanza, Juan Martín 0000-0002-4401-8152 0000-0003-1188-3681 RELIGIOSIDAD POPULAR POBREZA PRACTICAS RELIGIOSAS DEVOCION MILAGROS Abstract: The article addresses Latin American poor people's religious beliefs and practices, analysing particularly three of them: devotion, promise, and miracle. We argue that these three religious features are related to people’s agency and can have impact on personal and community wellbeing. The data that support the analysis come from a case study in Buenos Aires based on two sources: 1. A questionnaire applied to a representative sample of Buenos Aires slum inhabitants. 2. In-depth interviews of women living in poor settlements. The theoretical discussions link the concept of popular religiosity as it is being addressed in Latin America, with approaches that stress on agency. The main argument is that the bodily, emotional, and relational aspects of religion, framed within a cosmological and holistic cultural matrix, shape poor people’s agency with positive outcomes. 2023-05-02T10:31:48Z 2023-05-02T10:31:48Z 2022 Artículo Suárez, A. L., López Fidanza, J. M. Devotions, promises and miracles : how religious beliefs and practices support poor people´s agency in Latin American [en línea]. Postprint de articulo publicado en Culture and Religion. 2022, 21 (3). doi: 10.1080/14755610.2022.2089186. Disponible en: https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/16291 1475-5629 (online) 1475-5610 (impreso) https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/16291 10.1080/14755610.2022.2089186 eng Acceso abierto. 18 meses de embargo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf América Latina Routledge Postprint de articulo publicado en Culture and Religion. 2022, 21 (3)
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topic RELIGIOSIDAD POPULAR
POBREZA
PRACTICAS RELIGIOSAS
DEVOCION
MILAGROS
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POBREZA
PRACTICAS RELIGIOSAS
DEVOCION
MILAGROS
Suárez, Ana Lourdes
López Fidanza, Juan Martín
Devotions, promises and miracles : how religious beliefs and practices support poor people´s agency in Latin American
topic_facet RELIGIOSIDAD POPULAR
POBREZA
PRACTICAS RELIGIOSAS
DEVOCION
MILAGROS
description Abstract: The article addresses Latin American poor people's religious beliefs and practices, analysing particularly three of them: devotion, promise, and miracle. We argue that these three religious features are related to people’s agency and can have impact on personal and community wellbeing. The data that support the analysis come from a case study in Buenos Aires based on two sources: 1. A questionnaire applied to a representative sample of Buenos Aires slum inhabitants. 2. In-depth interviews of women living in poor settlements. The theoretical discussions link the concept of popular religiosity as it is being addressed in Latin America, with approaches that stress on agency. The main argument is that the bodily, emotional, and relational aspects of religion, framed within a cosmological and holistic cultural matrix, shape poor people’s agency with positive outcomes.
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title Devotions, promises and miracles : how religious beliefs and practices support poor people´s agency in Latin American
title_short Devotions, promises and miracles : how religious beliefs and practices support poor people´s agency in Latin American
title_full Devotions, promises and miracles : how religious beliefs and practices support poor people´s agency in Latin American
title_fullStr Devotions, promises and miracles : how religious beliefs and practices support poor people´s agency in Latin American
title_full_unstemmed Devotions, promises and miracles : how religious beliefs and practices support poor people´s agency in Latin American
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