Catholic Church, Liberalism, and Modernity: Religious Persecution and Political Legitimation of Freemasonry in Ecuador (1809–1925)

 

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Forfatter: Murillo Calderon, Israel Alejandro
Status:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2026
Beskrivelse:  This article analyzes the formation, persecution, and legitimization of Freemasonry in Ecuador (1809-1925) amidst the structural tension between the Catholic Church, the State, and Liberalism. Using a historical-documentary approach, it examines the transition from clandestinity within a confessional State to legal institutionalization following the Liberal Revolution. The study demonstrates how ecclesiastical doctrinal exclusion was overcome by organizational rearticulation and the legal recognition of Freemasonry in Ecuador. The Ecuadorian case reveals the influence of initiatic sociability on secularization and political modernity, providing a complex perspective on the relationship between religion and the State in Latin America.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Sprog:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/4493
Online adgang:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rrehmlac/article/view/4493
Palabra clave:Ecuador
Iglesia católica
Masonería
liberalismo
secularización
modernidad política
Freemasonry; Ecuador; Catholic Church; liberalism; secularization; political modernity.