Migração e segmentação evangélica: as dinâmicas de um processo

Silva, Andreia Vicente da

doi:10.1590/s0100-85872009000200012

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“…In recent years, academic studies of Latin American evangelicalism have continued to focus upon a host of questions related to political and social change (Freston ; Gill ; Silva ). Of particular interest, researchers have argued that evangelicals hold very diverse social and political outlooks (Fonseca ; Samson ), and that evangelical social networks are crucial for understanding how people ‘make do’ in favela communities (Lavalle and Castello ).…”

Section: Religious Diversity and Change In Contemporary Brazilmentioning

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Slums, space and spirituality: religious diversity in contemporary Brazil

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2012

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Since the late 1980s, a growing body of academic literature has focused upon the 'evangelicalisation ' of Latin America and other, less affluent world regions (e.g. Africa and Southeast Asia). Valuable for exploring a host of interconnected social, political, economic and cultural practices, this research has consistently pondered the implications of changing religious affiliations and what the effects of these changes might hold for society and space more generally. In Brazil, for example -with more Catholics than any country in the world and a rapidly growing evangelical population -researchers suggest that the country's spiritual shift may bring with it significant political and cultural change, particularly in the impoverished urban communities (i.e. favelas) where evangelical churches are most prominent. While numerous accounts exist to document these changes and reflect upon their potentialities, few geographers, as of yet, have contributed to these debates. Still unknown are the spatial changes that accompany this spiritual shift, the ways that neighbourhoods and cities are changing, and the day-to-day effects of new and syncretistic religious practices. Through a case study of a favela community in northeastern Brazil, this paper considers the socio-spatialities of religious diversity and change within Brazil's contemporary urban landscape.

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Section: Religious Diversity and Change In Contemporary Brazilmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…non‐Catholic Christians) are by no means synonymous with favelados (i.e. favela dwellers) (Silva ). Pirambu provides an illustrative case study of these processes, and helps to elucidate the changes in urban space that have accompanied these religious transformations.…”

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confidence: 99%