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Religious Diversity in Brazil

Numbers and Perspectives in a Sociological Evaluation

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ID2354331
AuthorsAntónio Flávio De Oliveira Pierucci (corresponding author), Antônio Flávio Pierucci (Universidade de São Paulo), R Prandi (0000-0002-0619-8244, Universidade de São Paulo)
Year2000
Volume15
Issue4
Pages629-639
Publication date2000-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0268580900015004004
OpenAlexW2078341832
LanguageEN
Citations received30

Brazil, a country with a Catholic majority, has undergone an intense process of religious conversion. Today, three-quarters of the adult population are Catholic, while the remaining quarter is made up of followers of Evangelical churches, Afro-Brazilian religions, oriental religions and other denominations. Evangelical churches are comprised of, among others, Pentecostal churches brought in from other countries, and those recently created in Brazil, called Neo-Pentecostal churches. This article seeks to establish the dimension of different religious groups in terms of number of followers, and to provide a sociological profile of these different religious alternatives, suggesting interpretations that allow for an understanding of the dynamic of the Brazilian religious scene

Geography · Population · Religious conversion · Religious diversity · Religious pluralism · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Anthropology · Demography · Gender Studies · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religion and Society in Latin America · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies

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Citation span2002 - 2026 (25)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 29
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