Joana Dark and the werewolf woman: the rite of passage of our lady
This essay deals with unexpected aspects of field experience in Aparecida, particularly from the viewpoint of a carnival fair. An image of Our Lady is there juxtaposed to that of a werewolf woman. So as to discuss the montage-like effects of this experience, an attempt is made to accompany a double...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Instituto de Estudos da Religião
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Religião e Sociedade |
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| Online Access: | http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-85872006000200001&lng=en&tlng=en |
| Summary: | This essay deals with unexpected aspects of field experience in Aparecida, particularly from the viewpoint of a carnival fair. An image of Our Lady is there juxtaposed to that of a werewolf woman. So as to discuss the montage-like effects of this experience, an attempt is made to accompany a double rite of passage involving symmetrically inverted movements of Our Lady and pilgrims. First, the pilgrimage of devotees. Then, of Our Lady. Unresolved questions arise, as from the bottom of a river. A tragic story of Our Lady unfolds. In the beginning, a body without a head. And a head without a body. |
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| ISSN: | 0100-8587 |