Memória e Representações Sociais de Práticas Religiosas de Matriz Africana

• Ano de defesa: 2007
• Autor(a) principal: Mariosa, Gilmara Santos
• Orientador(a): Castro, Ricardo Vieiralves de
• Banca de defesa: Sá, Celso Pereira de , Vilhena, Junia de
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Social
• Departamento: Centro de Educação e Humanidades::Instituto de Psicologia
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Religião; Matriz Africana; Representações; Memória; Afrodescendente
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Religion; African Origin; Representations; Memories; afro-brazilians
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA::PSICOLOGIA SOCIAL
• Link de acesso: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/15383

This dissertation is a study that aimed at identifying memories and social representations of African religious practices among the population of the neighborhood called Dom Bosco in the city of Juiz de Fora MG. 60 black subjects , both male and female, were interviewed. Through the data collected during this research, we concluded that subjects identified African religious practices with either witchcraft or satanic rites. Subjects recollections were not quite clear and memories and representations were associated with the existing religious syncretism in Brazil. Subjects were unaware of the black religious leaders and of the places that were important to African culture in the neighborhood. Subjects don t associate with these religious practices and show no interest in them. We verified that this occurs due to society s non-acceptance of these practices, and because people despise them and attribute a negative value to them and to the followers of these religions. These practices are stereotyped, socially despised and associated with folklore. All that keeps Afro-Brazilians from identifying with the historical, cultural and religious traditions of their ancestors