Devotions, promises and miracles: How religious beliefs and practices support poor people´s agency in Latin America

The article addresses Latin American poor people's religious beliefs and practices, analysing particularly three of them: devotion, promise, and miracle. We argue that these three religious features are related to people’s agency and can have impact on personal and community wellbeing. The data...

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Authors: Suárez, Ana Lourdes (Author) ; López Fidanza, Juan Martín (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor and Francis Group 2020
In: Culture and religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 242-258
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Buenos Aires / Christian / Poverty / Competent to act / Spirituality / Devotion / Vow / Belief in miracles / Popular piety / History 2011-2014
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CH Christianity and Society
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B South America
B Religious Practices
B Agency
B Poverty
B Popular Religiosity
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