%0 Journal Article %T El fen車meno de la laicidad como elemento identitario: el caso uruguayo = The laicity phenomenon as identity element: the Uruguayan case %A Da Costa %A N谷stor %J Civitas %D 2011 %I Pontif赤cia Universidade Cat車lica do Rio Grande do Sul %X El art赤culo analiza el fen車meno de la ※laicidad§ en Uruguay. Ese pa赤s ha desarrollado un modelo de laicidad que ha vuelto a la misma un asunto identitario y a la vez diferencial en Am谷rica del Sur. Problematiza el t谷rmino en tanto polivalente. Repasa el proceso hist車rico que le dio origen, sus principales 谷nfasis, as赤 como los distintos elementos que lo componen. Identifica las peculiaridades de la laicidad uruguaya y los desaf赤os que enfrenta. This article analyzes the fenomenon of ※secularity§ in Uruguay. This country has developed a model of secularity that has itself become an issue of identification as well as differentiation in South America. It problematizes the term in its diversity and reviews the historical process from which it originates, considering its main emphasis and the diferent elements of its composition. It identifies the peculiarities of Uruguayan secularity as well as its difficulties. %K URUGUAI - HIST車RIA %K IDENTIDADE NACIONAL %U http://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/civitas/article/viewFile/9645/6616