Varieties of Non-ordinary Experiences in Brazil—a Critical Review of the Contribution of Studies of ‘Religious Experience’ to the Study of Religion

According to the latest national census, 64.6% of Brazilians identified themselves as Roman Catholic. However, the census has little or nothing to do with actual practice or belief. Professing to be a Christian (within any confessional specification) is still part of being Brazilian. But the self-id...

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主要作者: Schmidt, Bettina E. 1964- (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Springer International Publishing [2017]
In: International journal of Latin American religions
Year: 2017, 卷: 1, 發布: 1, Pages: 104-115
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Brasilien / 宗教經驗 / 宗教學
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B Brazil 宗教 Religious experience Spirituality Anthropology 坎多摩宗教崇拜 Spirit possession 巫班達 Pentecostalism Spiritism
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總結:According to the latest national census, 64.6% of Brazilians identified themselves as Roman Catholic. However, the census has little or nothing to do with actual practice or belief. Professing to be a Christian (within any confessional specification) is still part of being Brazilian. But the self-identification does not take into account that religiosity is expressed in very diverse ways nor does it prevent people from believing and practising one of the many Brazilian traditions though identifying themselves as Christian in the census. This perception represents the framework of the following discussion of non-ordinary experiences in Brazil, whether they are perceived as religious, spiritual or ‘just’ extraordinary. This article presents an overview of studies about non-ordinary experiences in Brazil. The aim is to show the importance of these experiences for the understanding of the religious landscape of Brazil.
ISSN:2509-9965
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of Latin American religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s41603-017-0006-5