L’expérience carcérale religieuse des pointeurs, ou la recherche du salut

This article analyzes the specific role of religion as a resource to get around stigmas on spatial and identity aspects. It characterizes prison hierarchies according to a religious prism and shows how the attendance of Christian chaplaincy offers the opportunity to build a safe space on one hand an...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Champ pénal
Main Author: Sarg, Rachel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:French
Published: Association Champ pénal / Penal field 2016
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/champpenal/9393
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Summary:This article analyzes the specific role of religion as a resource to get around stigmas on spatial and identity aspects. It characterizes prison hierarchies according to a religious prism and shows how the attendance of Christian chaplaincy offers the opportunity to build a safe space on one hand and on the other, to contribute to a reconstruction of identity based on beliefs. Cet article analyse la place spécifique de la religion en tant que ressource permettant de contourner les stigmates carcéraux à la fois sur le plan spatial et identitaire. Il définit les hiérarchies carcérales au prisme de la religion et montre comment la fréquentation de l’aumônerie chrétienne offre d’une part, la possibilité de créer un espace protégé et d’autre part, de mobiliser des croyances à des fins de réhabilitation individuelle.