The Regulation of Religion through National Normative Frameworks: A Comparative Analysis between Italy and Argentina

• Autores: Bossi, Luca; García Bossio, María Pilar
• Año de publicación: 2024
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: RELIGION; NORMATIVE FRAMEWORKS; STATE; REGULATION; ARGENTINA; ITALY
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

The normative framework is one of the constitutive edges of state regulation of religion. It contributes to the configuration of different forms of relations between state and religions. This can be observed in at least three areas. First, in the way the state defines religion. Second, in the way it recognises and legislates its relationship with different religions. Finally, in the rules it establishes for confessional institutions and actors at different levels of social life (education, health, prisons, etc.). In this article, we propose to comparatively analyse the national legal systems that regulate religion in Italy and Argentina, with special emphasis on the equal or differentiated treatment of different religions. The policies of recognition and integration of religious minorities find in the normative framework an empowering or limiting factor, depending on the national context. Although both countries share a dominant Catholic matrix, their historical developments and legal formats present contrasts that project different scenarios of religious governance, which we will try to elucidate.
Fil: Bossi, Luca. Dipartamento Di Cultur, Politica E Societa ; Universita Degli Studi Di Torino;
Fil: García Bossio, María Pilar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Pont. Universidad Catolica Arg."sta.maria de Los Bs.as.". Facultad de Cs. Sociales, Politicas y de la Comunicación. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina