The brazilian transnationalization of religious intolerance: the case of the Universal Church in Argentina

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/antropolitica.i.a56270

Keywords:

Transnationalization, Religious intolerance, Neo-Pentecostalism, Universal Church.

Abstract

Several Brazilian religions have been transnationalized around the world since the last century. Along with these institutions, cultural, social and political aspects of their context of origin also circulate. As the foundation of the nation, historic structural and institutional Brazilian racism, represented by a certain type of religious intolerance, also entered the stream of religious transnationalization. In this sense, we hope to infer a more general (“global”) reflection on the ways in which Brazil’s religious intolerance is consistent with other national societies and which strategies can be launched for this purpose, based on the specifics of neo Pentecostalism, through the presence of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Argentina. Methodologically, this approach is based on the participant observation of church rituals abroad and on the analysis of local media regarding, in terms of this presence. We conclude that the religious intolerance made in Brazil can be consistent with and strengthen prejudices in transnational realities such as Argentina.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Marcelo Tadvald, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutor em Antropologia Social pela Universidade de Brasília e Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Pós-Doutor em Antropologia Social pelo Programa Nacional Capes do Ministério da Educação.

Published

2023-08-02

How to Cite

Tadvald, M. (2023). The brazilian transnationalization of religious intolerance: the case of the Universal Church in Argentina. Antropolítica - Revista Contemporânea De Antropologia. https://doi.org/10.22409/antropolitica.i.a56270

Issue

Section

Thematic Dossier