Religión y política

Overview

The relationship between religion and politics has profoundly marked the history of Europe. For better or for worse, their interactions have produced a sort of transfer of political terms and meaning onto religion, and of religious concepts onto politics. Religious systems are never satisfied with the mere guidance of the spiritual lives of the faithful; similarly, the political seeks to extend beyond public issues to have a nearly religious influence over individual consciences.

Author Biography

Lluís Duch is an author, translator, anthropologist, theologian, Montserrat monk, and a former professor. He has written more than 50 books, including Antropología de la religión, Un extraño en nuestra casa, and numerous volumes in the Antropología de la vida cotidiana series.