Construcción de una identidad latinoamericana en el exilio a través de la práctica religiosa: la comunidad de Riches Claires, en Bruselas, Bélgica
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A través de la historia de la comunidad católica hispanoparlante de Riches Claires, en Bruselas, Bélgica, el artículo explora las relaciones entre religión y migración, planteando las hipótesis de que, gracias a su presencia internacional, el catolicismo se ha convertido en instrumento y medio para la protección y la integración del migrante al nuevo contexto, la conformación de redes trasnacionales y la conformación de una identidad “latinoamericana” en el exilio, reuniendo e integrando en un nuevo contexto prácticas religiosas y tradiciones culturales de distintos orígenes.Palabras clave: Migración, Identidad latinoamericana, Iglesia Católica, prácticas religiosas, redes trasnacionales, Bélgica.
Through the history of Spanish-speaking Catholic community of Riches Claires located in Brussels, Belgium, this article explores the relationship between religion and migration, raising the hypothesis that, thanks to its international presence, Catholicism has become an instrument and medium for the protection and integration of migrants to the new context, the creation of transnational networks and the creation of a “Latin American” identity in exile, gathering and integrating into a new context religious and cultural traditions of different origins.Keywords: migration, Latin-American identity, Catholic Church, religious practices, transnationals networks, Belgium.
Through the history of Spanish-speaking Catholic community of Riches Claires located in Brussels, Belgium, this article explores the relationship between religion and migration, raising the hypothesis that, thanks to its international presence, Catholicism has become an instrument and medium for the protection and integration of migrants to the new context, the creation of transnational networks and the creation of a “Latin American” identity in exile, gathering and integrating into a new context religious and cultural traditions of different origins.Keywords: migration, Latin-American identity, Catholic Church, religious practices, transnationals networks, Belgium.