Making the space sacred: spacial and identity constructions of “Terreiros Traçados” in Campina Grande-PB

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2020vol20i2a18

Keywords:

Afro-Amerindian religions, Space making, Identity, Terreiros traçados

Abstract

We propose to list some relevant aspects in the composition of “terreiros traçados” (crossed terreiros) in Campina Grande-PB, in order to comprehend which made possible the construction of spaces with double religious belonging: to the jurema sagrada (sacred jurema) and to the candomblé simultaneously. Theoretical discussions as well as participant observational experiences and interviews with the city’s oldest leaders allowed to detail the criticism and to point out the limits of recurrent categories in the studies upon the African-Brazilian and Amerindian religions, namely, syncretism and hybridism. We comprehend that to analyze the identity formation of these religious spaces it is necessary to observe the social dynamics and cross-cultural intersections that underlie it.

Author Biographies

Natanael Duarte de Azevedo, UFPB

Doutor em Letras (UFPB, João Pessoa-PB).

Lucas Gomes de Medeiros, UFRPE

Mestrando em História (UFRPE, Recife-PE).

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Published

2020-09-28

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2020): Espiritualidade e saúde

Section

Intercâmbio

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