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      Género y la religión politizada en Mauricio1 Translated title: Gender and politicized religion in Mauritius

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          En este trabajo se analiza la dimensión de género de la religión politizada en Mauricio, un país que se caracteriza por tener una sociedad plural con divisiones fuertemente enraizadas, y cuya población está compuesta por migrantes de Francia, el continente africano, India y China. Por miedo a la dominación hindú, la población se ha dividido en torno de la cuestión de la independencia2 aquí que un 44% de los ciudadanos votaran en contra. El miedo a la dominación hindú en un Mauricio independiente conllevó al aumento de la competencia entre las distintas comunidades y grupos religiosos con el objeto de obtener representación en el parlamento. Mientras Mauricio avanzaba hacia la independencia al final del reinado colonial, la religión se politizaba cada vez más. Así, la representación basada en identidades étnicas, religiosas o comunitarias quedó consagrada en la Constitución y en el sistema electoral. Este artículo sostiene que la religión politizada en Mauricio conlleva una significativa dimensión de género porque ha ocasionado la marginalización de género y de las mujeres en las instituciones políticas y en el Parlamento, al mismo tiempo que ha debilitado al Movimiento de Mujeres. Las mujeres, poniendo en juego sus múltiples identidades e identificándose con los conflictos de la religión politizada, se han dividido en distintos grupos sectarios

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          This paper looks at the gender dimension of politicized religion in Mauritius. Mauritius has a plural society with strongly entrenched divisions. The Mauritian population is entirely composed of migrants, mainly from France, the African continent, India and China. Due to the fear of Hindu domination, the population was divided on the issue of independence and 44% of the people voted against independence of the country. The fear of Hindu domination in an independent Mauritius led to growing competition between the different communities and religious groups for representation in parliament. As Mauritius moved towards independence and the end of colonial rule, religion became increasingly politicized. Representation on ethnic, religious or communal grounds was then enshrined in the constitution and electoral system. The paper argues that politicized religion in Mauritius carries a significant gender dimension as it has led to the marginalisation of gender and women's representation in political institutions and parliament. Moreover, politicized religion has also weakened the women's movement as women's multiple identities and their identification with these different identities conflict with their political activism, thereby dividing women into different sectarian groups

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                Journal
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                Sociedad y religión
                Soc. relig.
                Area Sociedad, Cultura y Religión, Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Laborales - CONICET (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, , Argentina )
                0326-9795
                1853-7081
                October 2014
                : 24
                : 42
                : 194-208
                Affiliations
                [01] Mauritius orgnameDepartment of Social Studies orgdiv1Department of Social Studies Email: r.ramtohul@ 123456uom.ac.mu
                Article
                S1853-70812014000200009 S1853-7081(14)02404200009
                9d961f7e-4815-469e-b168-4ebbf1085adb

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 05 September 2014
                : 08 September 2014
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                Dossier: Género, sexualidades y religión.

                gender,politicized religion,communalism,Mauritius,politics,género,religión politizada,comunalismo,Mauricio,política

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