Adowa: um olhar sobre as religiões de matriz africana e a intolerância religiosa no Brasil

Abstract

This work aims to contribute to the end of intolerance and religious racism, through the dissemination of information, through the theoretical and practical material of this Course Conclusion Work (TCC). For the construction, the path to be taken is a brief bibliographic review of the African Matrix Religions, based on a historical, sociological and anthropological understanding, in order to highlight the multicultural character of Brazil. The relevance of this work refers to the possibility of opening a space for debate on themes that involve the culture of Afro-Brazilian religions, as an expression of popular culture, still so discriminated against by society. Firstly, the fundamental concepts and concepts for understanding religion are discussed, with a brief history of colonialism in Brazil, and its multicultural context, including the arrival of Candomblé in the country, the emergence of Umbanda and Quimbanda. Then, we present the different faces of prejudice against these religions, ending with the legal aspects that involve the discussion about religious freedom and the right to worship. Conceptual review that resulted in the series of Adowa podcasts that address the themes presented here.