INVESTIGADORES
ZANCA Jose Antonio
capítulos de libros
Título:
Anticlericalism in Argentina
Autor/es:
ZANCA, JOSÉ ANTONIO; DI STEFANO, ROBERTO
Libro:
Religions of the World. Encyclopedia of Latin American Religions
Editorial:
Springer International Publishing
Referencias:
Año: 2019; p. 1 - 8
Resumen:
Anticlericalism played an important role in the political and cultural processes of Argentina in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It helped to shape the links between the Argentine State, the Church, and the society, defending a new model of public sphere and a set of inalienable principlesProgress, civilization, state sovereignty, or individual rights were at stake in every polemic around education, church/state relations, the participation of political groups associated with Catholicism, or the nexus between the church and economic power. Looking back at anticlericalism in the last two centuries will allow us to 39observe the recurrences, the similarities, and the distinctive features of each conjuncture.