"Participa en algo, lo que sea". Estudio etnohistórico sobre las transformaciones de la participación y la sacralidad en la Parroquia Inmaculada Concepción de San Carlos de Bariloche (1963-1993)

Abstract

This thesis is framed within the study of the rituality of religious practice, within the field of Anthropology of Religion. More specifically, it focuses on the process of ritual renewal in Argentine Catholicism, dating back to the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). The guiding question is the modification of sacredness and lay participation in the Immaculate Conception Parish of San Carlos de Bariloche, between 1963 and 1993, following the implementation of the renewal proposed by the Council. The underlying hypothesis is that the implementation of this renewal did not cause a linear process of increased lay participation and desacralization, but rather engendered qualitative changes in the way participation, sacredness, and even the parish itself were conceived. An ethnohistorical method is applied: a diachronic case study. The techniques used are archival work (mainly the Parish Chronicles) and in-depth interviews with parish members.