Abstract

ZAROS, Agustina Adela. "There is another world and it is within this one": Cities and belonging in the focolares movement. CIDADES [online]. 2017, n.34, pp.83-93. ISSN 2182-3030.  https://doi.org/10.15847/citiescommunitiesterritories.jun2017.034.art07.

The text investigates the forms of production of meaning, geographical expansion and continuity of the Focolares Movement, mainly in Argentina and Italy. It focuses on two cities of the religious group that can be thought of as an articulation between the structure and organization of the ecclesial movement and at the same time as places of utopian projection in the pursuit of holiness. The analytical perspective understands the family and the community as main agents of religious socialization and to the effective participation of the activities proposed by the group as recognition of belonging. A qualitative methodology was used, through ethnographic work based on stays in the analyzed "citadels" and on in-depth interviews with active members of the movement. The main results reflect on new geographies of meaning crossed by the religious that maintains a holistic approach to its members.

Keywords : Ecclesial movements; territory; religion.

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