Protestantism in the interior of Minas

a case of religious syncretism?

Authors

  • Marcos Flávio Portela Veras Universidade Evangélica de Goiás
  • Carlos Henrique Gomes Guimarães Universidade Evangélica de Goiás

Keywords:

Protestantism, Religion and Culture, Religious Syncretism

Abstract

This article addresses the case of a Protestant Christian community in the interior of Minas Gerais and its religious practices that raise reflections on the controversial issue of religious syncretism. The idea is to understand the extent to which the religious manifestations of this community point to syncretism in the terms of Sanchis (2018), through the observations of one of the authors and a review of the available literature on the subject. The term syncretism, although rejected by many, continues tobe widely used by researchers and proves to be useful in the study of religion and other aspects of social reality. It is possible to establish relationships between the data collected and the theoretical material used, raising the theme that finds a fertile field of possibilities in the Brazilian religious field.

Author Biography

Carlos Henrique Gomes Guimarães, Universidade Evangélica de Goiás

Especialista em Antropologia Intercultural.

Published

2024-10-02

How to Cite

Portela Veras, M. F., & Henrique Gomes Guimarães, C. . (2024). Protestantism in the interior of Minas: a case of religious syncretism?. Protestantismo Em Revista, 49(1). Retrieved from http://198.211.97.179/periodicos_novo/index.php/PR/article/view/2694

Conference Proceedings Volume

Section

RELIGIÃO, SOCIEDADE E EDUCAÇÃO