Between the physician's office and the “terreiro”: mediations, noises and silences in the therapeutic itineraries of “candomblé” followers

Authors

  • Clarice Moreira Portugal Universidade Federal da Bahia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v10i1.955

Keywords:

“Candomblé”, Religion and science, Public health, Health service coverage, Physician-pacient relationship, Interview, Knowledge, Therapeutic itinerary.

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the infocommunicational aspects related to “candomblé” followers in their relation with health services, both public and private. The methodology was focused on eleven semi-structured interviews of initiated and not initiated people (but who takes part in “terreiro”) based on the instrument McGill MINI Narrativa de Adoecimento (McGill Narrative of Illness – MINI). The collected data were submitted to content analysis. It was verified significant value given by the interviewees to the medical services and peculiar modes of appropriation of the specialist discourse, but the search for health care sometimes is characterized by negligence and a double underestimate: of people´s suffering and their religious perspective. This religious dimension must be treated not as a diagnosis, but as an important fact inherent to the suffering experience. So, it is supposed to be recognized by the health professionals.

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Published

2016-03-31

How to Cite

Portugal, C. M. (2016). Between the physician’s office and the “terreiro”: mediations, noises and silences in the therapeutic itineraries of “candomblé” followers. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v10i1.955

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Original articles

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