ECOLOGICAL PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES PRESENT IN THE RELIGIOUS EXPRESSIONS FROM PEOPLE OF TERREIRO IN THE SEMIARID NORTHEAST

Authors

  • Ioná Pereira da Silva
  • Carlos Alberto Batista Santos

Keywords:

Human ecology, African Matrix religions, Brazilian semiarid region

Abstract

This Study is part of an Ethnographic-based survey where a specific social group, the People of Santo, was investigated. The article presents how the praxis of the Peoples of Terreiro from a historical, religious, and social dimension that is anchored in ancestry, in the body and in the territory, contributes to the promotion of an ecologically balanced environment. The study was carried out in the semi-arid hinterland of the states of Bahia and Pernambuco. The data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with religious leaders from Terreiros located in the municipalities of Juazeiro/BA and Petrolina/PE.

Author Biographies

Ioná Pereira da Silva

Mestra em Ecologia Humana e Gestão Socioambiental (PPGEcoH/UNEB). Coordenadora Geral do Instituto Cultural de Estudo e Práticas da Matriz Africana, Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil. Contato: omikaia@hotmail.com

Carlos Alberto Batista Santos

Doutor em Etnobiologia e Conservação da Natureza, Docente da Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB) e do programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Humana e Gestão Socioambiental (PPGEcoH). Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brasil. Contato: cabsantos@uneb.br

Published

2021-12-01

How to Cite

Silva, I. P. da, & Santos, C. A. B. (2021). ECOLOGICAL PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES PRESENT IN THE RELIGIOUS EXPRESSIONS FROM PEOPLE OF TERREIRO IN THE SEMIARID NORTHEAST. Identidade!, 26(1 e 2), 295–307. Retrieved from http://198.211.97.179/periodicos_novo/index.php/Identidade/article/view/1208

Issue

Section

RELIGIÃO, IDENTIDADE E HISTÓRIA