Joaquín Algranti

Tres posiciones de la mujer cristiana. Estudio sobre las relaciones de género en la narrativa maestra del pentecostalismo

El objetivo del articulo consiste en el estudio de las posiciones de genero que fija el pentecostalismo a traves del relato fundante, la narrativa maestra, que delimita el lugar de la mujer en la cosmologia evangelica. Lejos de las aplicaciones abstractas, las estructuras del patriarcado, entendidas en su genesis historica y social, se actualizan de forma diferente en cada uno de los universos simbolicos de la sociedad. En el caso de la religion es preciso identificar el entramado de discursos que definen la posicion cambiante de “lo femenino”, indagando en los espacios sociales que actuan de soporte de las representaciones. En este plano es posible reconocer tanto la dinamica propia de la dominacion masculina como los espacios de resistencia y subversion que se gestan en las mismas practicas. El autor indaga en torno a las distintas posiciones de la mujer en el mundo evangelico a partir del analisis de documentos pertenecientes a una iglesia neo-pentecostal de Buenos Aires.

La religión como cultura material: socio-génesis de los circuitos editoriales en el mundo católico y evangélico

The aim of the article is to study the material culture of religion, by analyzing the realms of cultural goods production within the Catholic and evangelical worlds. The research is focused on the genesis and development of publishing companies, exploring the relation between religion and economy. In order to do this we carried out in-depth interviews and document analysis of the main religious publishing companies in Argentina..

The making of an evangelical prison: Study on Neo-Pentecostalism and its leadership processes in the Argentine penitentiary system

The aim of this article is to analyse the origin and development of ‘prison Pentecostalism’ in the Penitentiary System of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The article is divided into three parts. In the first, we briefly describe the current situation in prisons, focusing on their crisis of governance, how the religious phenomenon is involved in this context and the discussions posed by researchers on this new topic. In the second, we will explore, through the trajectory of its initiators, the different strategies of evangelism that led to the emergence of Unit 25, the first prison-church. Finally, we will characterize the processes of intramural leadership and the profiles of inmates who govern the daily life of the evangelical cellblocks.

Argentinian Religious Book Producers: Analyzing Catholic and Evangelical Publishing Houses

The aim of this article is to explore Christian publishing houses (Catholic and evangelical) as a form of media communication in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Publishing houses represent the main production agent of spiritual commodities. They deploy a cultural policy that includes literature, music, films, and other areas, shaping a material culture of religious configuration. Our purpose is to delve into the productive tendencies of their companies, the consumer-believer profiles they target, and the different media they market. This work is based on qualitative research about the figure of the producer of religiously marked cultural commodities.