Prayers and healing rituals in Brazil’s Mid-North region

Authors

  • Áurea da Paz Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Piauí
  • Pedrina Nunes Araújo Universidade Estadual do Piauí (UESPI).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v5i4.769

Keywords:

culture, religiosity, Healing Rituals

Abstract

We present part of a historic-ethnographic investigation on healing rituals practiced by female faith healers (rezadeiras) in Brazil’s Mid-North region. We use oral history and ethnographic research methods to investigate the places where these faith healers practice their rituals, which, in many instances, correspond to their homes. We seek to understand the relationships between the sacred and the profane within these healing spaces. We analyze culture and religion as fields of knowledge between history and anthropology. This knowledge provides important contributions for historical-anthropological and historical-ethnographic studies. This knowledge is presented through multiple approaches and interpretations of the supernatural and divine that contribute to the analysis of cultural manifestations and reflect Brazil’s cultural diversity.

Author Biographies

Áurea da Paz Pinheiro, Universidade Federal do Piauí

Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências Humanas e Letras, Departamento de Geografia e
História, Piauí, Brasil

Pedrina Nunes Araújo, Universidade Estadual do Piauí (UESPI).

Universidade Estadual do Piauí - UESPI, Piauí, Brasil

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How to Cite

Pinheiro, Áurea da P., & Araújo, P. N. (2011). Prayers and healing rituals in Brazil’s Mid-North region. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 5(4). https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v5i4.769

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2011): Temático | Saúdes, corpos e contextos interculturais

Section

Original articles

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