The sacrifice of animals in Afro-Brasilian religions: analysis of a recent controversy in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul
The paper analyses a controversy in Rio Grande do Sul, involving the local Afro-religious community, after the State Assembly approved a State Code for the Protection of Animals, which could jeopardize the ritual practice of sacrificing animals in "terreiros". We examine the different stan...
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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=S0100-85872006000100001&lng=en&tlng=en |
| Summary: | The paper analyses a controversy in Rio Grande do Sul, involving the local Afro-religious community, after the State Assembly approved a State Code for the Protection of Animals, which could jeopardize the ritual practice of sacrificing animals in "terreiros". We examine the different standpoints on animal sacrifice in Afro-religious rituals on the part of the main actors and institutions involved, as well as the repercussions of such debates in Brazil and abroad. The controversy is an opportunity for discussing the limits of religious freedom in Brazil. |
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| ISSN: | 0100-8587 |