A vallási jelenségek és közösségek megítélése a perui baloldal folyóiratában. Amauta, 1926–1930
The Perception of Religious Phenomena and Communities in the Journal of the Peruvian Left: Amauta, 1926–1930

Summary/Abstract: The article, building on some notable literary pieces, outlines the perceptions on the Peruvian religious activities by the authors of Amauta, a radical left-wing journal. The magazine, established by the Latin American radical thinker José Carlos Mariátegui, boasted an contributing community of enormous variety. In the article, it is shown what were the opinions of different schools of left-wing radicals about the Catholic Church, the Protestant communities and the Inca and indigenous folk religion. It is notable that while the Catholic Church was overall a negative subject of analysis, there are a variety of examples of positive attitudes on religion, and even specifically Catholicism. The Protestant communities were viewed as an external, North American influence, and they were judged according to the author’s attitude to the cultural effects of the United States. The Inca and indigenous folk cults and religious traditions were deemed essential for building an original Peruvian national community, and were thus heavily emphasized in a positive sense. However, the religious elements were rarely mentioned, thus there are just a few notable examples are examined in the paper.

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