Abstract
The article studies Uruguayan bishop Mariano Soler's travels through the Middle East and the main works they gave rise to. Its purpose is to exa¬mine the intersections between orientalist representation and ultramontane discourse. It argues that these travels and texts respond to a «glocal» logic: the defense of Catholicism in the Rio de la Plata and its globalization in La¬tin America. In this sense, the «global» and the «local» converge in Soler's works, making the Middle East a symbolic place from which to counter an¬ti-clerical culture and reassert ultramontane Catholicism. Soler's experience allows a more profound understanding of the construction of an ultramonta¬ne imaginary in Latin America and its capacity to relate to other centers of reference beyond Rome.
Translated title of the contribution | "I went, I saw and I enjoyed the conquests of religion and science". Travels and stories of a Latin American bishop in the Orient (1885-1908) |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 335-350 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Rivista di storia del cristianesimo |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Jul 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
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