SOCIO-HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE AMAZON

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2767.2020v68p319-351

Keywords:

Catholicism, Religious Orders, Amazon

Abstract

This work consists of a socio-historical recapitulation of the presence of the Catholic Church in the state of Pará. Region of Brazil since its occupation was mainly occupied by the Portuguese and had the support of the Catholic Church. Since the sixteenth century various Catholic religious orders developed indoctrination methods with Indians, blacks and the local population in order to deploy model of society based on Christian principles. We will use as methodology the bibliographical references of the main authors who discuss the presence of this religious matrix in one of the main areas of the Brazilian Amazon.

Author Biographies

Marcos Vinicius Freitas Reis, Unifap

Doutor em sociologia pela Unifap

Fabio Py, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Historiador

Walbi Pimentel, Unifap

Historiador

Published

2020-08-11

How to Cite

Reis, M. V. F., Py, F., & Pimentel, W. (2020). SOCIO-HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE AMAZON. Projeto História : Revista Do Programa De Estudos Pós-Graduados De História, 68. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2767.2020v68p319-351