There is an urgent need for a historiographical discussion, in collaboration with other areas of knowledge, which values respect and recognition of different forms of religious beliefs, as well as those who do not profess any religion. As Marc Bloch (2001) warned in Apology for the story or Historian Job, it is not just about understanding the fidelity to a belief, but its historicity. The processes that curtailed, boosted or stimulated their configurations. It is about understanding the power games, the agreements and negotiations, individual or collective, that contributed to the development of the most distinct historical processes that shape and are equally shaped by religion.
Published:
2021-11-22
