Abstract:This article considers the relationships between science and religion (Catholicism) in Argentina from 1820 to mid-20th century as a case of what David Martin has characterized as the French (Latin) pattern of secularization. It examines the role of science and scientific discourse in three episodes in which secularizing measures were discussed and in two cases applied by the state: restrictions to the activities of the regular clergy in 1822; legislation transferring church functions to the state and establish… Show more
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