What do Argentine people believe in? Religion and social structure in Argentina

Abstract

This article analyses Argentina's contemporary religious field. On the basis of a statistical study on beliefs and religious attitudes, the authors reflect on a wide range of issues. They address the consequences of secularization in Argentine society, new configurations in how people believe and practise religion, shifts in religious identification, the religious diversification process, in which believers fall off the institutional frame, and, finally, people's on religious intervention in public issues (such as education, sexual health and family planning).

Religious Tastes and Styles as Markers of Class Belonging: A Bourdieuian Perspective on Pentecostalism in South America

“…According to different surveys (Conicet, 2008;Mallimaci et al, 2015;Pew Research Center, 2014), between 7.9% and 10% of the population in Argentina is Pentecostal.…”

Pastor, ¿usted en Qué Cree? Sociología De Los Procesos De Liderazgo E Institucionalización en Iglesias Evangélicas De Pequeña Y Mediana Escala

“…Tomando sólo algunos casos, estudios recientes señalan que los evangélicos en Brasil alcanzan el 27%, el 11% en Chile, el 5% en Paraguay, el 20% en Bolivia y el 12% en Perú (Latinobarómetro, 2017). En la Argentina, los evangélicos representan el 9% de la población en un contexto de mayoría católica (76,5%) y presencia de los indiferentes religiosos (11,3%) (Mallimaci, Esquivel & Giménez Béliveau, 2015) Cómo citar este artículo: . "Pastor, ¿usted en qué cree?…”

Popular Religions and Multiple Modernities: A Non-Western Perspective

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