Pursuing Racial Order and Social Progress
Violence, Afrophobia and "Religious Racism" in Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2099166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Cantave (0000-0001-6458-4808, Skidmore College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 858-871 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Research Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8791 • E-ISSN: 1542-4278 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/lar.2024.15 |
| OpenAlex | W4393981421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
This article explores "religious racism," or discrimination against devotees of African-derived religions in Brazil, as a broader pattern of structural racism rooted in racialized religious alterity, Afrophobia, and the epistemic divide between religion and nonreligion. The term religious racism has been proposed by some devotees and anti-racist activists to emphasize that Afro-Brazilian religions are uniquely targeted in ways other non-Christian religions are not. Unlike religious intolerance, the term religious racism explicitly connects discrimination against Afro-Brazilian religions to colonization, color or racial hierarchy, and anti-Black prejudice. This article clarifies the ideological groundings of religious racism that encourage Neo-Pentecostal extremists to pursue "order and progress," as the national motto suggests, through physical violence
Criminology · Economics · Order (exchange) · Political science · Racism · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil · Religion and Society in Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |