Abstract: The movements of resistance to religious plurality cross the history of Catholic Church, which incorporates from the beginning the difficulty in dialogue with other forms of believing. For this article, we selected the conjuncture that was formed after the unfolding of the Second Vatican Council, specifically the Italian society from the 1980s. Our goal is to analyze a specific group of this “conservative” resistance, contained in the theological-political project undertaken by Italian exorcists. We base our study on the discourses produced by some priests in their narratives, published on different cultural platforms. In this sense, we understand the rivalry between exorcists and religious minorities in Italy as a conflict that goes beyond the religious-theological field, also being arranged as a political dispute.
Keywords:
Religious plurality; History of Italy; Catholicism; Religious Minorities; Exorcism
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