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Resiliencia, inculturación y sincretismo religioso: notas etnográficas acerca de la pastoral afrocolombiana
Resilience, Inculturation and Religious Syncretism: Ethnographic Notes about the Afrocolombian Pastoral Care
Resilienza, Inculturazione e Sicretismo Religioso: Note Etnografiche sulla pastorale Afrocolombiana
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Abstract This paper aims to describe some aspects of the Afro-American culture in Colombia starting from the observation of its religious manifestations. The ethnographic analysis of the activities carried out within the framework of the Afro-Colombian Catholic pastoral care allows us to reflect on the impor... view more
This paper aims to describe some aspects of the Afro-American culture in Colombia starting from the observation of its religious manifestations. The ethnographic analysis of the activities carried out within the framework of the Afro-Colombian Catholic pastoral care allows us to reflect on the importance of the notions of identity, corporeality and spirituality for the descendants of former African slaves in Colombia. From an anthropological point of view, the Afro-Colombian pastoral can be analyzed as a peculiar form of religious syncretism which demonstrates the resilience of African descendents faced with the pressure of the enculturation process led by the Catholic Church.... view less
Keywords
Colombia; diaspora; cultural identity; enculturation; Catholic Church (Roman); social adjustment; African; syncretism; religiousness; liberation theology; spirituality; Andean Region
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Sociology of Religion
Free Keywords
Black Theology; Afro-American culture; urban cults
Document language
Spanish
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 53-72
Journal
DADA : Rivista di Antropologia Post Globale (2014) 2
ISSN
2240-0192
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution