The Changing Soul of a Catholic Society: Religion and Migration in Italy
https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-7203-2023-41-2-80-100
Abstract
The Italian case is a good example of how, and to what extent, a society of a religious, namely Roman Catholic, monopoly had been transformed, because of continuous immigration, into a society of an unprecedented and unexpected religious pluralism. The new religious landscape now includes main world religions, which is an absolutely new situation in Italy where Catholicism was deeply rooted in culture and collective memory.
About the Author
E. Pace
University of Padua
Italy
Italy
Enzo Pace — Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology
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Pace E. The Changing Soul of a Catholic Society: Religion and Migration in Italy. State, Religion and Church in Russia and Worldwide. 2023;41(2):80-100. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-7203-2023-41-2-80-100
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