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      Catholic Mediations in Southern Europe
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      Catholic Mediations in Southern Europe

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      The Invisible Politics of Religion

      Catholic Mediations in Southern Europe

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      Catholic Mediations in Southern Europe book

      The Invisible Politics of Religion
      ByXabier Itçaina
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2018
      eBook Published 5 December 2018
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429442360
      Pages 312
      eBook ISBN 9780429442360
      Subjects Humanities, Politics & International Relations
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      Itçaina, X. (2018). Catholic Mediations in Southern Europe: The Invisible Politics of Religion (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429442360

      ABSTRACT

      Investigating the role played by religious actors in sociopolitical issues as a manifestation of the invisible politics of religion, this book concentrates on the social economy, support to migrants, the fight against social exclusion and pacifist campaigns, where religious actors have played discreet but structuring roles.

      In the European context, politico-religious matters have been reduced in two ways: first, a reduction of identity with religion being transformed into a heritage in the form of a minimal sense of belonging; and second, the media focus on the most fundamentalist currents within all religions. This book responds by proposing an alternative perspective with a focus on Southern European Catholicism and a comparison between Italian, Spanish and French subnational territories. In a period of polarized relations between religion and politics, there is a Catholic action repertoire which avoids this binary confrontation and which, in contrast, is characterized by its mediating dimension. The Catholic mediation repertoire receives little publicity and is expressed in a discreet but structuring way to address different public problems.

      An important contribution to the literature, this book will interest scholars and upper-level students working on religion and politics, mediation and peace studies, local policy making and comparative approaches to Southern European society and politics.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |7 pages

      Introduction

      chapter 1|23 pages

      The politics of Catholic mediations

      Analytical framework

      chapter 2|37 pages

      Norms, rules and practices

      The cornerstones of plural Catholic mediation

      chapter 3|49 pages

      The entrepreneurial repertoire

      Between moralizing capitalism and solidarity alternatives

      chapter 4|39 pages

      The repertoire of subsidiarity

      The social and political work of Catholic actors in response to the economic crisis

      chapter 5|51 pages

      The repertoire of hospitality

      Catholic mobilizations and politicizations of the migration issue

      chapter 6|47 pages

      The repertoire of peace

      Catholic mediation and violent political conflicts

      chapter |10 pages

      Conclusion: The invisible politics of religion

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