Faculty of Social and Human Sciences

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Research group

Spanish

Religion, Culture, and Society

Academic Unit: Faculty of Social and Human Sciences

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Social sciences

Subarea

Sociology

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Strategic Focus

To consolidate research on the subjects of religiosity, spiritualities, and values. To demonstrate the importance of the study of religious phenomena in contemporary societies. To make visible the diversity of manifestations of religiosity, including those not commonly associated with institutionalized religions.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Conflicts, religions, and religiosities.
Esoterisms and magical spiritualities.
Globalization, secularization, and revitalization of religions.
Iconography of the sacred.
Religious institutions and sociabilities.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Jean Paul Sarrazin Martinez, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Sociology.

University of Poitiers, France.

Coordinator's Email

jean.sarrazin@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

gruporeligionculturaysociedad@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Religious Phenomenon Research Network.
Observatory of Religious Diversity and Cultures in Latin America and the Caribbean. Universidad San Buenaventura, Bogotá.

Atlantico Governor’s Office.

Highlighted Projects

Approach to the Diverse Religiosities and Spiritualities of the Student Community of Universidad de Antioquia. (2016-2019).

Key Research Findings

La espiritualización del objeto arqueológico. Análisis de las narrativas contemporáneas sobre lo indígena y la diversidad en dos museos colombianos (The spiritualization of archaeological objects. Analysis of contemporary narratives about indigeneity and diversity in two Colombian museums). Chungara Revista de Antropología Chilena 52, N° 2, pp. 305-315.
Religión: ¿sabemos de lo que estamos hablando? Examen sobre la viabilidad de una categoría analítica para las ciencias sociales (Religion: Do we know what we are talking about? An examination on the feasibility of an analytical category for the social sciences). In: Criterio Libre Vol. 16, No. 29, July-December 2018. pp 67-84.
Vivir islámicamente en Colombia: manifestaciones de una búsqueda de trascendencia (Living in an islamic style in Colombia: Expressions of a search for transcendence). Revista Nómadas. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.30578/nomadas.n46a4