Introduction. Lived religion in Latin America and Europe. Roman Catholics and their practices (original) (raw)

Scholars in Latin America tend to agree that the religious landscape of the region is undergoing transformation. Yet, there are ongoing discussions about the causes, depth, and direction of this change. There is evidence that the Catholic Church no longer holds a religious monopoly, but not much research on how Roman Catholicism is practiced today has been carried out. The Author introduces a series of papers that presents a broader qualitative, comparative study that investigates the lived religion of Latin Americans in a wider cultural context which accounts for the influences of Spain and Italy in South America.