Memory and religion in Brazilian history. The Society of Jesus, the Instituto Histórico Geográfico Brasileiro and the definition of the national history

Authors

  • Fernando Torres Londoño PUC-SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2018vol18i1a9

Keywords:

Society of Jesus. Instituto Histórico Geográfico Brasileiro. Memory. Religion. Brazil

Abstract

In the transition from one historical moment to another, the understanding of religion and its institutions change. This article will deal with the change of historical sense experienced by the Society of Jesus in Brazil, due to the work of the Instituto Histórico Geográfico Brasileiro, IHGB, the institution founded in 1838, to which the Empire granted the authority and means to write the history of the “Brazilian nation”. Using the institute´s magazine, between its foundation and 1940, we will address the controversy over the Jesuits in the 19th century and how a consensus was formed according to which the Society of Jesus would appear as one of the founding institutions of Brazil.

Author Biography

Fernando Torres Londoño, PUC-SP

Doutor em História (USP). Professor nos PPG em Ciência da Religião e em História da PUC-SP

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Published

2018-05-17

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2018): Arte é Liturgia?

Section

Intercâmbio

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