“God bless Allah”. La pluralidad religiosa en sierra leonaEl monoteísmo entre la oralidad, el texto y la esfera digital
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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ISSN: 2452-4840
Año de publicación: 2023
Volumen: 4
Número: 2
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Socializar conocimientos
Resumen
La textualización ha cimentado el monoteísmo, pero los modos orales y escritos siempre han coexistido en su desarrollo y transmisión, manifestando formas diversas de praxis. Un ejemplo es Sierra Leona, donde históricamente se han fusionado prácticas de credo cristiano-musulmanas. Hoy, esta destacada pluralidad religiosa se ha trasladado al contexto digital. La comunidad “Chris-Mus” emerge en las redes con agencia y empoderamiento, aunque se enfrenta a hostilidades. Este artículo tiene como objetivo principal analizar un ejemplo de pluralidad religiosa, explorando la compleja interacción entre la oralidad y el texto, en un contexto específico, el de África Occidental, y en un ámbito más amplio, el de la poscolonialidad, la tecnología y la digitalidad. Se concluye que la comunidad “Chris-Mus” observa una comprensión única del monoteísmo, híbrido o “mestizo”, arraigado en la oralidad y la escucha, que surge en el entorno tradicional de la familia, promoviendo la tolerancia religiosa como forma de pedagogía social.
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