The “National Spirit” of Catholic Ecuador: Politics and Religion

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Published: Aug 10, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29078/rp.v1i40.526
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Ecuador García Moreno the Church national spirit religiousness political history latinamerican history

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Ana Buriano Castro

Abstract

Supported by newspaper, collected letters and other documents, this article explores the relationships between politics and religion, taking into account the proposal of “politicized religion” contextually bound to the times of Gabriel García Moreno in Ecuador. It seeks to deepen understanding concerning the use of spirituality, representations and religious institutions for purposes of strengthening the State and its legitimacy of power. At the same time, it goes beyond the limits of this plane in order to advance the construction of a model of a Catholic nation based on an opposition to impiety.

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Procesos No. 40 (jul - dic. 2014)
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Studies

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Author Biography

Ana Buriano Castro

Doctora en Estudios Latinoamericanos por la UNAM. Profesora e investigadora titular del Instituto Mora. Sus líneas de investigación están centradas en el análisis del pensamiento político latinoamericano de los siglos XIX y XX. Entre sus publicaciones recientes se cuenta el artículo: “Ecuador 1868: la frustración de una transición. Coyuntura electoral y prácticas políticas”. Secuencia, n.o 86 (2013); y los libros El “espíritu nacional” del Ecuador católico: artículos selectos de El Nacional, 1872-1875 (México: Instituto Mora, 2011); Navegando en la borrasca: construir la nación de la fe en el mundo de la impiedad. Ecuador, 1860-1875 (México: Instituto Mora, 2008)