Catholic Mediations in Southern Europe
The Invisible Politics of Religion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23536255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xabier Itçaina (0000-0002-9593-0088) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 292 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Catholic Mediations in Southern Europe (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780429442360 |
| OpenAlex | W2900750347 |
| ISBN | 9780429442360 |
| Open Library | OL52547199M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Investigating the role played by religious actors in sociopolitical issues as a manifestation of the invisible politics of religion, this book concentrates on the social economy, support to migrants, the fight against social exclusion and pacifist campaigns, where religious actors have played discreet but structuring roles. In the European context, politico-religious matters have been reduced in two ways: first, a reduction of identity with religion being transformed into a heritage in the form of a minimal sense of belonging; and second, the media focus on the most fundamentalist currents within all religions. This book responds by proposing an alternative perspective with a focus on Southern European Catholicism and a comparison between Italian, Spanish and French subnational territories. In a period of polarized relations between religion and politics, there is a Catholic action repertoire which avoids this binary confrontation and which, in contrast, is characterized by its mediating dimension. The Catholic mediation repertoire receives little publicity and is expressed in a discreet but structuring way to address different public problems. An important contribution to the literature, this book will interest scholars and upper-level students working on religion and politics, mediation and peace studies, local policy making and comparative approaches to Southern European society and politics
Aesthetics · Context (archaeology) · Geography · Identity (music) · Mediation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public sphere · Religiosity · Religious identity · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Catholic church · Christian sects · Europe
Mediatization Cartography
The Spanish Catholic Church, the public sphere, and the economic recession
Multilingual and bilingual communication in law and power
Catholicism and European Politics
Pastors of a dispersed flock
The Structure of Beliefs and Religious Practices in Spain
An Increasingly (In)visible Religion? The Italian Case
Catholic Mediation in the Basque Peace Process
| Citations per year | 1.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |