What does the practice of religion look like in Latin American
today? In this book, which examines religious practice in three
Latin American cities- Lima, Peru; Cordoba, Argentina; and
Montevideo, Uruguay- Gustavo Morello reveals the influence of
modernity on average citizens' cultural practices. Technological
development, the dynamics of capitalism, the specialization of
spheres of knowledge- all these aspects of modernity were thought
to diminish the importance of religion. Yet, Morello argues, if we
look at religion as ordinary Latin Americans practice it, we
discover that modernity has not diminished religion, but
transformed it, creating what Morello calls "enchanted modernity."
In Latin America, there is more religion than secularists expect,
but of a different kind than religious leaders would wish. Morello
explores how urban, contemporary Latin Americans, both believers
and non-believers, from different social classes and religious
affiliations, experience transcendence in everyday life. Using
semi-structured interviews with 254 individuals in three cities
with shifting religious landscapes and different cultural
histories, Morello highlights the diversity within Latin America,
exploring societies that are understudied and examining a broad
array of religious traditions: "nones" (agnostics, non-affiliated,
atheist), Catholics, Evangelicals (including mainstream
Protestants, Pentecostals, neo-Evangelicals), and other traditions
(including Jews, Muslims, Mormons, African-derived traditions, and
Buddhists). Morello emphasizes elements, nuances, and dynamics that
have previously been overlooked and that can enrich the study of
religion other non-western societies. The book seeks to contribute
to a critical theory of contemporary religion- one that is not
centered in the North Atlantic world and that takes seriously the
voices of the Latin American people.
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