Stigmatisation and Ritual

An Analysis of the Stigmatisation of Pentecostalism in Chile

Bibliographic Data

ID3397062
AuthorsWilson Muñoz (0000-0002-6496-500X, corresponding author), M Esther Fernández-Mostaza
Year2018
Volume9
Issue8
Pages246
Publication date2018-08-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel9080246
OpenAlexW2885384240
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

Pentecostalism has been one of the most successful religious movements in Chile due to both its historical growth and its ascendancy in different spheres of society. Nevertheless, from its origins to the present day, it has also been the most stigmatised religious movement in the country. Studies have explained this phenomenon by referring to variables of social class or religious rivalry. However, they have forgotten a factor that is key to this problem and to Pentecostalism: its ritual dimension. The aim of this article is to analyse the relationship between the stigmatisation of the movement and its unusual ritual life. It is concluded from the analysis of documentary sources that the principal contexts in which Pentecostalism is stigmatised are those that feature the staging of ritual, and that the stigmatisation mainly attacks and disparages the most distinctive ritual practices of the movement

Criminology · Epistemology · Phenomenon · Rivalry · Sociology · Gender Studies · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religion and Society in Latin America · Religion and Society Interactions

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