Twenty years of persecution of Pentecostalism in Italy
1935-1955
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12548784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paolo Zanini (0000-0002-0154-5892, University of Milan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 686-707 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Modern Italian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-571X • E-ISSN: 1469-9583 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1354571x.2015.1096522 |
| OpenAlex | W2251328588 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
The aim of this article is to analyze the boycott against the Pentecostal presence and proselytism which took place in Italy between 1935 and 1955. The Italian State and the Roman Catholic Church were allied in opposition, worried by the increasing success of Pentecostal proselytism all over Italy and, in particular, in the south. In April 1935, the Fascist government issued a decree (the so-called Circolare Buffarini-Guidi) which banned all religious activities of the Pentecostals, arguing that their religious practises were dangerous for the safety of the population and for the continuity of the ‘Italian race’. This decree, despite the fact that it was clearly illiberal, was active until 1955, eight years after the signing into law of the Republican Constitution, which guaranteed full religious freedom. My article wants to look at how this continuity on such a crucial aspect was possible despite the profound changes that followed the Second World War in Italy
Boycott · Constitution · Decree · Opposition (politics · Persecution · Political science · Politics · Population · Religious persecution · Sociology · Christian Theology and Mission · Demography · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |