EPISTEMOLOGICAL CROSSROADS IN THE SCIENCE OF RELIGION

A REFLECTION ON THE “THEOLOGICAL” ANALYTICAL CATEGORIES AND “COSMOPERCEPTION” FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISCIPLINE

Authors

  • Eduardo Bonine

Keywords:

Candomble, Afro-Brazilian religions, Cosmoperception, Theology, Afro-studies, Decolonial studies

Abstract

This text intends to present an epistemological alternative that can offer research results more aligned to the decolonial theory in the discipline of Science of Religion. Thinking of conceptual alternatives that do not reinforce the hegemonic epistemicide by means of comparative methods is more than a path to be taken, it can reveal itself as an opportunity for knowledge and scientific production from places little visited in its integrity. Cosmoperception and theology are the analytical categories that, although not antagonistic, point in different directions.

Author Biography

Eduardo Bonine

Jornalista. Mestre em Ciência da Religião pela PUC-SP, pesquisador no grupo Veredas: o imaginário religioso.

Dedicado a meu orientador Ênio José da Costa Brito.

Published

2021-12-01

How to Cite

Bonine, E. (2021). EPISTEMOLOGICAL CROSSROADS IN THE SCIENCE OF RELIGION: A REFLECTION ON THE “THEOLOGICAL” ANALYTICAL CATEGORIES AND “COSMOPERCEPTION” FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISCIPLINE. Identidade!, 26(1 e 2), 243–250. Retrieved from http://198.211.97.179/periodicos_novo/index.php/Identidade/article/view/1204

Issue

Section

RELIGIÃO, IDENTIDADE E HISTÓRIA