Abstract
Understanding transformations in the spirituality of people involved in migration processes poses new challenges to theological approaches that usually operate within national or regional boundaries. A central question in this study is how to approach transformations in spirituality and identity, taking into account the migrants’ orientations, both towards their country of origin and towards their country (or countries) of destination. This articles argues that migration is an experience that leads to profound changes in the spirituality and identity of migrants. Taking advantage of insights from transnational studies, this article investigates the traits of a spirituality transformed from a transnational identity with regard to the experience of an Andean community. Particularly, their devotion to the Lord of Qoyllor Rití in Curzco, Lima and New York.
Highlights
To gain access through the door of a church whose members are migrants can be equated to entering another world
In Catholic migrant communities, it is possible to recognize the scheme of a liturgical cannon but seasoned with the ritual expressions of the originating countries
Messages regarding the equality of all the sons and daughters of God are being conveyed as well as messages speaking of the search for communion of the whole human race or regarding the family and social responsibilities of the members (Castillo Guerra 2018, pp. 168–71)
Summary
To gain access through the door of a church whose members are migrants can be equated to entering another world. Whoever ventures in during a celebration is met with people of all ages, participating with a devotion extinct in faith communities impacted by secularization. Some of the faithful wear clothing typical of their regions of origin; one can hear tongues from other languages and sonorous singing and hand-clapping to the rhythms of a musical group. In Catholic migrant communities, it is possible to recognize the scheme of a liturgical cannon but seasoned with the ritual expressions of the originating countries. The world behind the door of the temple is a scenario where the spiritual experiences of migrants, woven since the inauguration of their own migration histories, are being transformed. Messages regarding the equality of all the sons and daughters of God are being conveyed as well as messages speaking of the search for communion of the whole human race or regarding the family and social responsibilities of the members (Castillo Guerra 2018, pp. 168–71)
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