Abstract

LERNER, Vanesa Cynthia. Magic vs. Religion: a decisive tension? The appropriation of the magic in a masortí youth space. Soc. relig. [online]. 2019, vol.29, n.51, pp.93-111. ISSN 1853-7081.

This article analyzes how in a masorti youth space of the Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, there was a circulation of speeches and practices with different logics. There was a confluence between magic and religion in the appropriation of the spirituality bearing in mind that the masortí movement historically has put aside the popular religiousness. For it, it was chosen a qualitative methodology with an interpretive approach. Through the description of different speeches and ritual experiences obtained by participant observation, it could be concluded that the dichotomist categories magic-religion of the classic sociology could not explain the new processes of the postmodern era.

Keywords : magic; religion; youth space; Buenos Aires; masorti movement.

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