Religion and the Commemoration of the Disappeared in Argentina 40 Years after the Dictatorship: A Study of Martyrological Memory at the Church of Santa Cruz

This article analyzes how religion shapes Argentine memory of the period of state terror (1976-1983). The analysis focuses on the commemorative practices at the Church of Santa Cruz, a target of the former regime’s violence. The article describes the mechanisms through which the church undertakes it...

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Auteurs: Lybarger, Loren D. 1964- (Auteur) ; Damico, James S. (Auteur) ; Brudney, Edward (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Creighton University 2018
Dans: The journal of religion & society
Année: 2018, Volume: 20
Sujets non-standardisés:B Commemoration
B Argentina
B State Violence
B Catholicism
B Martyrological memory
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Résumé:This article analyzes how religion shapes Argentine memory of the period of state terror (1976-1983). The analysis focuses on the commemorative practices at the Church of Santa Cruz, a target of the former regime’s violence. The article describes the mechanisms through which the church undertakes its commemoration. These processes produce a "martyrological memory" that links the secular political past to core Christian narratives about "the giving of blood" for the sake of justice and "the kingdom of God." A vision of a reconciled Argentina that centers the oppressed and the martyrs thus emerges.
ISSN:1522-5658
Contient:Enthalten in: The journal of religion & society
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10504/116848