Sapientia and knowledge of the african-catarina matrix

paths to an african-Brazilian epistemology

Authors

  • Marcos Rodrigues da Silva
  • Lilian Blanck de Oliveira

Keywords:

Beliefs, Knowledge, “Cafuzas” communities, Science, Technology

Abstract

The stories of community experiences of “Cafuzas” Communities register in their memories a multiplicity of beliefs and knowledge about their trajectory of fighting for a life in and with dignity in Santa Catarina state (“Cafuzas meaning mix of negro and Indian blood). This work seeks to add and contribute to a set of reflections regarding contemporary epistemologies from other beliefs and knowledge, contrary to what the Eurocentric thought established as the instrument of balance in interpreting the acts and behavior of human beings in global perspective during the XIX and XX centuries. The contributions of beliefs and knowledge of “cafuzas” communities for scientific-technological knowledge and reflections present themselves as differentials and reference points for possibilities of life in the Planet and quality in the relationships between subjects, groups and societies. Thinking, knowing and integrating this knowledge in the contemporary agendas is one of the challenges and conducting lines of this work.

Author Biographies

Marcos Rodrigues da Silva

Doutorando em Ciências da Religião (PUC/SP), Mestre em Teologia (FNSA/SP). Docente na UNIASSELVI/SC. Integra o Grupo de Estudos Atabaque, Teologia e Cultura Negra, da Associação de Teólogos do Terceiro Mundo – ASETT (SP); Núcleo de Estudos Negros – NEN (SC) e Grupo de Pesquisa: Ethos, Alteridade e Desenvolvimento (FURB/SC). Contato: marcorit@gmail.com.

Lilian Blanck de Oliveira

Doutora em Teologia – Área: Educação e Religião (EST/RS). Docente no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Regional da Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB/SC). Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa Ethos, Alteridade e Desenvolvimento. Contato: lilianbo@uol.com.br.

Published

2022-09-28

How to Cite

Silva, M. R. da, & Oliveira, L. B. de. (2022). Sapientia and knowledge of the african-catarina matrix: paths to an african-Brazilian epistemology. Identidade!, 17(2), 259–274. Retrieved from http://198.211.97.179/periodicos_novo/index.php/Identidade/article/view/1934

Issue

Section

RELIGIÃO, IDENTIDADE E HISTÓRIA

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