RT Journal Article
T1 The institutionalization of religious minorities in Spain: the recognition of the Bahá’í community’s Notorio Arraigo
A1 Salguero Montaño, Óscar
AB On 18 September 2023, the Spanish State recognised the Notorio Arraigo (firmly established, or literally, notorious deep rootedness) of the Bahá’í Community of Spain through a Ministerial Order, integrating it into the group of recognised religious denominations, albeit without any signed cooperation agreements. This milestone reflects the evolving legal–political frameworks of religious freedom since the arrival of the Bahá’í Faith in Spain in the mid-20th century, as well as the strategies employed to consolidate and institutionalise itself as a religious denomination, influenced by Bahá’í principles. This paper examines how these principles have inspired the Community’s secular strategies throughout different historical phases: from a restrictive Catholic confessional framework to the current non-confessional state, which guarantees religious freedom. It also analyses the actions undertaken to obtain recognition of Notorio Arraigo and considers the challenges and needs faced by the Bahá’í Community at this new level of recognition.
PB MDPI
YR 2025
FD 2025-10-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/124939
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/124939
LA eng
NO Salguero Montaño, Ó. (2025). The Institutionalization of Religious Minorities in Spain: The Recognition of the Bahá’í Community’s Notorio Arraigo. Religions, 16(10), 1306. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16101306
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 dic 2025