Secular state and freedom of religion in Brazil: The Brazil-Holy See Concordat and the “General Law of Religions”
This article aims to explore some issues about laicity and religious freedom, the concordat signed between the Brazilian State and the Vatican, and the controversies arising from the proposal of the General Law of Religions. At the same time, it affirms the existence of multiple and divergent senses...
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| description | This article aims to explore some issues about laicity and religious freedom, the concordat signed between the Brazilian State and the Vatican, and the controversies arising from the proposal of the General Law of Religions. At the same time, it affirms the existence of multiple and divergent senses of laicity, allows observation of different agents in the search for marking, setting, updating, correcting and regulating its application by the State. Catholic and Evangelical activism has generated a lot of contradictory effects. There is a resurgence of religious disputes with consequences in the public sphere, especially in the political arena. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe58ad3ffd1e48ad983ba82e1538f3fc2024-03-21T19:29:10ZporUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)Ciências Sociais Unisinos2177-62292017-01-01532225233Secular state and freedom of religion in Brazil: The Brazil-Holy See Concordat and the “General Law of Religions”Jose Ivo FollmannCelso GabatzThis article aims to explore some issues about laicity and religious freedom, the concordat signed between the Brazilian State and the Vatican, and the controversies arising from the proposal of the General Law of Religions. At the same time, it affirms the existence of multiple and divergent senses of laicity, allows observation of different agents in the search for marking, setting, updating, correcting and regulating its application by the State. Catholic and Evangelical activism has generated a lot of contradictory effects. There is a resurgence of religious disputes with consequences in the public sphere, especially in the political arena.http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=93853317007concordatgeneral law of religionsreligious freedomlaicité |
| spellingShingle | Jose Ivo Follmann Celso Gabatz Secular state and freedom of religion in Brazil: The Brazil-Holy See Concordat and the “General Law of Religions” Ciências Sociais Unisinos concordat general law of religions religious freedom laicité |
| title | Secular state and freedom of religion in Brazil: The Brazil-Holy See Concordat and the “General Law of Religions” |
| title_full | Secular state and freedom of religion in Brazil: The Brazil-Holy See Concordat and the “General Law of Religions” |
| title_fullStr | Secular state and freedom of religion in Brazil: The Brazil-Holy See Concordat and the “General Law of Religions” |
| title_full_unstemmed | Secular state and freedom of religion in Brazil: The Brazil-Holy See Concordat and the “General Law of Religions” |
| title_short | Secular state and freedom of religion in Brazil: The Brazil-Holy See Concordat and the “General Law of Religions” |
| title_sort | secular state and freedom of religion in brazil the brazil holy see concordat and the general law of religions |
| topic | concordat general law of religions religious freedom laicité |
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