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O objectivo deste artigo consiste em analisar a religiosidade em Portugal, desde o período medieval até à actualidade, para se encontrar eventuais tendências de longo prazo. Para esta análise diacrónica consultou-se a historiografia especializada, sobretudo a História religiosa de Portugal e a História da vida privada, e analisou-se o enquadramento societal e organizacional, assente na teoria sociológica da mobilização de recursos. Conclui-se que não há tendências lineares de crescimento ou decréscimo da religiosidade desde o período medieval até à actualidade, mas antes asua transformação ao longo dos vários períodos. O período medieval foi marcado pela profunda ligação entre o sagrado e o profano, enquanto o período moderno se assinalou pela depuração do sagrado através do controlo eclesiástico. O Liberalismo e a I República empreenderam fortes ataques ao catolicismo, enquanto o Estado Novo inverteu estatendência. No regime democrático actual, a religiosidade revela-se pela individualização em ambiente plural.
The aim of this article is to analyze religiosity in Portugal, from medieval period to the present, to find possible long-term trends. For this diachronic analysis, specialized historiography, especially the Religious history of Portugal and the History of private life, was consulted and the societal and organizational framework, based on the sociological theory of the mobilization of resources, was analyzed. It is concluded that there are no linear trends of growth or decrease in religiosity from the medieval period to the present,but rather its transformation over the various periods. The medieval period was marked by the deep connection between sacred and profane, while the modern period was marked by the purification of the sacred through ecclesiastical control. Liberalism and the First Republic undertook strong attacks on Catholicism, while the Estado Novo reversed this trend. In the current democratic regime, religiosity is revealed by individualization in a plural environment.
The aim of this article is to analyze religiosity in Portugal, from medieval period to the present, to find possible long-term trends. For this diachronic analysis, specialized historiography, especially the Religious history of Portugal and the History of private life, was consulted and the societal and organizational framework, based on the sociological theory of the mobilization of resources, was analyzed. It is concluded that there are no linear trends of growth or decrease in religiosity from the medieval period to the present,but rather its transformation over the various periods. The medieval period was marked by the deep connection between sacred and profane, while the modern period was marked by the purification of the sacred through ecclesiastical control. Liberalism and the First Republic undertook strong attacks on Catholicism, while the Estado Novo reversed this trend. In the current democratic regime, religiosity is revealed by individualization in a plural environment.
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História religiosa Religiosidade Portugal Religious history Religiosity