A demanda por deuses: religião, globalização e culturas locais

Abstract

In this thesis we discuss the intersections between the expansion of Protestant Pentecostalism and local cultures that are the target of its evangelizing. More specifically, we intend to demonstrate, from studies conducted in various regions of the state of Minas Gerais and northern Portugal, how certain cultural conformations tend to be extremely refractory to implantation and limit the growth of Pentecostal churches. We aim to relativize some theoretical issues that have been called "the paradigm of rational choice in religion", which in one jump out of the sociological theory of religion understood seek in Economy your main ideas. In several ways, this thesis will defend historical-structural processes that influence the demand for religion and especially the production and consumption of religious goods are embedded in social relations face-to-face. Thus, we do not believe the state regulations are the main variable when it comes to religious diversity. Furthermore, we believe that this role falls to the societal relations that limit and regulate the transit of individuals among religious denominations.