Churches and violence in north-eastern Guatemala: Between safe space and lions' pit
Based on an ethnographic research led in north-eastern Guatemala between 2011 and 2013, this article problematizes the idea usually advanced in sociology of religions that churches represent safe spaces allowing the reconstruction of social fabric in violent contexts. Analyzing collective mechanisms...
| Published in: | Social compass |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2019]
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| In: |
Social compass
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Guatemala (Nord)
/ Church
/ Violence
/ Protection magic
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CG Christianity and Politics KBR Latin America |
| Further subjects: | B
violences
B Churches B Guatemala B political spaces |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | Based on an ethnographic research led in north-eastern Guatemala between 2011 and 2013, this article problematizes the idea usually advanced in sociology of religions that churches represent safe spaces allowing the reconstruction of social fabric in violent contexts. Analyzing collective mechanisms of living together' in this region, the author shows the specific role of the Catholic and Evangelical Churches as spaces where struggles have taken place, but where they nevertheless represent safe spaces for expression. Élaboré à partir d'une recherche ethnographique menée dans le nord-est du Guatemala entre 2011 et 2013, cet article problématise l'idée généralement avancée en sociologie des religions selon laquelle les Églises représentent des espaces de confiance permettant la reconstruction du tissu social dans les contextes de violence. Revenant sur les ressorts du vivre-ensemble de la région, l'auteure montre le rôle particulier qu'y occupent les Églises catholique et évangéliques en tant qu'espaces traversés de luttes, mais offrant néanmoins des espaces sécurisé d'expression. |
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| ISSN: | 1461-7404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0037768619855252 |