Pentecostalism and the Construction of Socio-Political Identities

This article introduces the notion of identity from various current approaches —such as poststructuralist and postcolonial theories within the area of philosophy as well as anthropology— and how identity, taking into account the plurality of contemporary social subjects such as religious communities...

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Main Author: Nicolás Panotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Rosario, Bogota 2014-07-01
Series:Desafíos
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Online Access:https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/desafios/article/view/3230
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spelling doaj-aa6a14be4cbb4c998cbec0f8fdf4c34a2020-11-24T21:59:05ZengUniversidad del Rosario, BogotaDesafíos0124-40352145-51122014-07-01262739610.12804/desafios26.02.2014.032334Pentecostalism and the Construction of Socio-Political IdentitiesNicolás Panotto0ConicetThis article introduces the notion of identity from various current approaches —such as poststructuralist and postcolonial theories within the area of philosophy as well as anthropology— and how identity, taking into account the plurality of contemporary social subjects such as religious communities, enables the expansion of the study of political dynamics. As a specific case study, a neopentecostal community in Buenos Aires, Centro Cristiano Nueva Vida (cnvc) is selected. The article analyzes how this church builds its socio-political identity in light of its religious specificity: theological discourses, symbolic processes, rituals, and institutional methods.https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/desafios/article/view/3230identidadpentecostalismosujetopolíticareligión
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Pentecostalism and the Construction of Socio-Political Identities
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identidad
pentecostalismo
sujeto
política
religión
author_facet Nicolás Panotto
author_sort Nicolás Panotto
title Pentecostalism and the Construction of Socio-Political Identities
title_short Pentecostalism and the Construction of Socio-Political Identities
title_full Pentecostalism and the Construction of Socio-Political Identities
title_fullStr Pentecostalism and the Construction of Socio-Political Identities
title_full_unstemmed Pentecostalism and the Construction of Socio-Political Identities
title_sort pentecostalism and the construction of socio-political identities
publisher Universidad del Rosario, Bogota
series Desafíos
issn 0124-4035
2145-5112
publishDate 2014-07-01
description This article introduces the notion of identity from various current approaches —such as poststructuralist and postcolonial theories within the area of philosophy as well as anthropology— and how identity, taking into account the plurality of contemporary social subjects such as religious communities, enables the expansion of the study of political dynamics. As a specific case study, a neopentecostal community in Buenos Aires, Centro Cristiano Nueva Vida (cnvc) is selected. The article analyzes how this church builds its socio-political identity in light of its religious specificity: theological discourses, symbolic processes, rituals, and institutional methods.
topic identidad
pentecostalismo
sujeto
política
religión
url https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/desafios/article/view/3230
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