Peronist Christianity and Non-Catholic Religions
Politics and Ecumenism (1943-55)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5857677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lila Caimari (0000-0002-3281-9518) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 39-40 |
| Pages | 105-124 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne des études latino-américaines et caraïbes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0826-3663 • E-ISSN: 2333-1461 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08263663.1995.10816721 |
| OpenAlex | W2327769149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
The birth of Peronism was closely associated with Catholicism. Many things made the new political movement look like the realization of the Catholic Utopias of the 1930s, and many feared—or hoped—that this government would turn into a religious dictatorship. Between 1945 and 1948, the attempt of the Peronist state to control non-Catholic religions was part of religious policies openly aligned with the Catholic church. However, by 1950 it became apparent that the episcopacy's demands for state protection of Catholicism above other religions had ceased to produce consensus in official circles. Not only did the government seem unwilling to limit the activities of non-Catholics anymore, but it even began to introduce the respect of all religions as a Peronist cause. This new “non-sectarian” approach to religion had a political logic: the only legitimate loyalty was to Perón and his movement rather than to any other group or institution. As the government gradually lost its first Catholic support, Perón attempted to associate himself with religious practices more openly “popular” than those of the Catholic church, where both allies and opponents could be found attending the same mass
Christianity · Ecumenism · Government (linguistics · Institution · Loyalty · Political science · Politics · Reform movement · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Historical Studies in Latin America · Religion and Society Interactions · Law · Philosophy · Religious Studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2026 (30) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |