Religiosidad y asociatividad en la era postmoderna; el caso del movimiento despreciado y desechado en Santiago de Chile

Authors

  • Luis Andrés Bahamondes González Centro de Estudios Judaicos, Universidad de Chile, Miraflores 579, Santiago

Abstract

Discriminated or self-marginalized sectors of our society — such as transvestites, prostitutes and rockers, among others, have been able to create their own expressions of religion, satisfying their needs and giving their own meaning to their practices. In this context, an innovative religious alternative was created 12 years ago in Santiago, Chile. The Movement of the Scorned and Rejected has succeeded in building a common premise among its followers: “imposition” is not tolerance. ¿What motivations drive this movement? ¿What differentiates this group from a religious sect? ¿How do they differ from a formally instituted church?

Keywords:

religiosity, urban tribes, asystemic, post-modernism