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- Title
Um pedido de perdão oficial e o Xangô Rezado Alto: apropriações da memória e estratégias retóricas no Centenário do Quebra de 1912.
- Authors
Rafael, Ulisses N.
- Abstract
This article argues about the relationship between politics and religion in the specific context of the event called Prayed out Loud Xangô, which took place in Maceió (AL), in February 2012, to mark the one hundred year anniversary of the dramatic event that became known in the city as the "1912 riots", which, in turn, consisted of the invasion of the main Xangô terreiros, places of the African matrix cult, in that state. The celebration of the centenary of "Operation Xangô", another name by which the wanton destruction of Xangô terreiros also became known, started with a procession carried out by members of the main local terreiros through the central streets of Maceió city and finished with the "request of official pardon", led by the then governor of the state. The celebration had an immediate impact on comunidades de santo ("communities of saint") involved in the celebration, due to the public visibility obtained by its members during the procession and in all other activities that were integrated into the event's program. However, during the celebrations, the official act promoted by the governor occupies a prominent position in the celebratory rites. This point of view is defended here, through news from printed newspapers and imagery narratives produced during the event.
- Publication
Revista del CESLA, 2020, Vol 26, p291
- ISSN
1641-4713
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.36551/2081-1160.2020.26.291-306