Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:18:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RUY ROCHA JUNIOR1-90.pdf: 751585 bytes, checksum: 2ff074277ec7c52d395fb6c1819f5fc3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-08-31 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This study examines some symbolic resignifications of the Ancient Mystery Cults, as well some developments of their historical realities. This dissertation evaluates the possible flows and exchanges occurring in Mediterranean environments, focusing on the reframes that the mysteries suffered in these borders, also discussing on their possible influence on a biblical passage. In the investigation some hypothesis will be made concerning the relation with the mysterical cults of the Hellenistic expansion, as well their possible interfaces with a primary source of the New Testament. Based on the study of the major mysteries in the Roman frontiers, and in the evaluation of the New Testament literature, will be considered the approaches and symbolic differences between the Dionysian cult and the text of John 2, 1-11. / O presente estudo analisa algumas ressignificações simbólicas dos Antigos Cultos de Mistério, bem como alguns desdobramentos de suas realidades históricas. Essa dissertação avalia os possíveis fluxos e trocas ocorridos nos entornos mediterrâneos, concentrando-se nas ressignificações que os mistérios sofreram nessas fronteiras, discorrendo igualmente sobre sua possível influência numa perícope bíblica. Na investigação serão levantadas hipóteses referentes a relação dos cultos mistéricos com a expansão helenística, bem como suas possíveis interfaces com uma fonte primária do Novo Testamento. Com base no estudo dos principais mistérios presentes nas fronteiras romanas, e na avaliação da literatura neotestamentária, serão consideradas as aproximações e distanciamentos simbólicos entre o culto Dionisíaco e o texto de João 2, 1-11.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:20:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Gilvaldo Mendes Ribeiro.pdf: 445996 bytes, checksum: bc8cf4a48755c6beeb9ecb867d1ad747 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-21 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This dissertation investigates the narrative of the apocalyptic vision found in Ap 13,1-18. Its starting point is a question about the reality which influenced the author at the time of writing by using baffling language. The hypothesis is that John s Apocalypse which is an important source of the experiences of primitive Christianity at the end of the first century offers a strong criticism of the demands of adoration offered to the Roman authorities by means of the Imperial Cult. The images of the beasts described in Ap 13,1-18 express this theme by using provocative language grounded in the force of the word and mythical tradition of the Ancient Near East. In this way, the author demonizes and stigmatizes the expressions of official religion that treat the governors as divine beings as well as the promoters of the Imperial Cult in Asia Minor.(AU) / Esta dissertação investiga a narrativa de visão apocalíptica encontrada em Ap 13,1-18. Ela parte da pergunta sobre a realidade que influenciou o autor no momento da composição, utilizando-se, assim, de uma linguagem provocativa. Nossa hipótese indica que o Apocalipse de João, importante fonte das experiências do Cristianismo primitivo no final do primeiro século, proporciona uma dura crítica às exigências de adoração dirigidas às autoridades romanas através do Culto Imperial. As imagens das bestas descritas em Ap 13,1-18 expressam este tema através de uma linguagem provocativa, fundamentada na força da palavra e na tradição do mito do antagonista encontrado no Antigo Oriente Próximo. Neste sentido, acreditamos que o autor demoniza e estigmatiza as expressões da religião oficial, as quais tratam os governantes como seres divinos, e os promotores do Culto Imperial na região da Ásia Menor.(AU)

L’étude s’interroge sur la notion de divinité dans l’Égypte et le Proche-Orient anciens, à l’aide des témoignages archéologiques et textuels qui la révèlent. Partant des premières représentations plausibles de puissances divines individualisées, vers la fin du IVe millénaire avant J.-C., l’enquête croise les données de la documentation iconographique et des sources écrites pour tenter d’identifier les spécificités des conceptions du divin dans chaque ensemble culturel, mais aussi leurs traits communs, au long des IIIe et IIe millénaires. Les religions du Proche-Orient et de l’Égypte se sont en effet, durant cette période, rejointes sur nombre de points, aussi bien dans la traduction formelle du divin que dans son expression conceptuelle. Aussi se pose la question de savoir si de telles similitudes sont le fruit de développements intrinsèques ou si des influences mutuelles en sont responsables. Les interactions dans le domaine de la religion, de plus en plus probables au cours du temps, sont avérées au IIe millénaire, au moins sur le plan de l’iconographie. Les contacts entre le Levant et la Vallée du Nil sont alors multiples, favorisant les imprégnations culturelles. Cependant, celles-ci ne se font pas au hasard : des priorités politiques ou enjeux idéologiques, que l’étude s’emploie à mettre en évidence, président aux emprunts réciproques. Certains décalages tiennent au statut même du corpus religieux au sein des sociétés, en particulier à celui de la littérature mythique. En dernière analyse, la démarche comparative touche aux fondements du polythéisme et aux mécanismes de « traduction », de « syncrétisme » et autres interprétations qu’il rend possibles. / This study aims at questioning the notion of divinity as conveyed by the ancient cultures of Egypt and the Near East, on the basis of archaeological and written evidence. Starting from the first plausible representations of divine powers pictured as individual beings, around the end of the 4th millennium B.C.E., the investigation confronts iconographical and textual data in order to identify, for both cultural areas under discussion, the peculiarities of their conceptions of the divine, as well as their common features, during the 3rd and 2nd millennia. At that time, indeed, the religion of the Near East and that of Egypt concurred in many respects, either in the formal depiction of the divine or in its conceptual expression. Hence the question arises whether such similarities were the outcome of intrinsic developments or resulted from mutual influences. Interactions in the realm of religion grow more and more likely in the course of time, and they can be ascertained for the 2nd millennium, at least as far as iconography is concerned. It is a period of intensive contact between the Levant and the Nile Valley, an incentive to cultural intermingling. However, those exchanges did not happen at random: the reciprocal borrowing depended on political priorities or ideological stakes, as the study seeks to highlight. Some discrepancies stem from the very status religious texts held within their own societies, especially mythical literature. Ultimately, the principles of polytheism and the processes of « translation », of « syncretism », and the other interpretations it allows, are the central issue of this comparative approach.

Cette étude des différents aspects de la théologie et de la religion de Sénèque, basée sur l’ensemble du corpus sénéquien, offre une perspective sur l’évolution et l’adaptation de la doctrine stoïcienne en contexte romain. Elle considère le phénomène religieux à la fois du point de vue de la religion civile du citoyen et de la piété intérieure de la personne. La diversité d’une œuvre mi-philosophique mi-poétique impose un point de vue plus synchronique que diachronique (même si l’évolution de la pensée de l’auteur est prise en compte), qui privilégie l’exégèse en fonction des genres littéraires et de leurs codes. La 1ère partie analyse les dominantes de la conscience religieuse romaine (l’opposition religio/superstitio), éclairées par l’héritage critique. La 2ème partie démontre que Sénèque cherche toujours à trouver une valeur aux discours de la religion traditionnelle et des poètes sur le dieu. Sa situation de philosophe homme d’état le contraint à faire des concessions, notamment au sujet du culte impérial. La 3ème partie fait un bilan doctrinal sur le monisme stoïcien et sur son appropriation par Sénèque, qui laisse la place à une vraie émotion religieuse à l’égard du deus rationnel. La hiérophanie progressive de la divinité par le progressant en sagesse implique un glissement de la physique vers l’éthique. La 4ème partie s’attache à la question de la recherche d’un langage adéquat pour définir la divinité. La 5ème partie traite du rapport de l’individu à la divinité. L’homme, héroïque dans son dépassement de la contingence, se hisse par un exercice de la pensée au rang du deus, jusqu’à leur communion dans la sagesse pure, notamment grâce à la prière philosophique. / This study of various aspects of Seneca’s religion and theology, drawn from the entirety of his body of work, offers a perspective on the evolution and the adaptation of the Stoic doctrin in the Roman context. The religious phenomenon is considered here simultaneously from two standpoints: the Citizen’s civil religion, as well as the inner piety of the individual. The diversity of a half-philosophical, half-poetical work would warrant a synchronic rather than diachronic view (even taking into account the evolution of the author’s thought), which favors an exegesis based on literary genres and their codes. The first part analyzes the dominant principles of Roman religious consciousness (the opposition religio/superstitio), in the light of critical heritage. The second part demonstrates that Seneca constantly tries to find some value in traditional religious discourse, as well as in the words of the poets. His situation as a philosopher/statesman forces him to make concessions, especially on the imperial cult. The third part constitutes a doctrinal summary of stoic monism and its appropriation by Seneca, who leaves room for a true religious emotion towards the rational deus. The progressive hierophany by an individual growing in wisdom implies a transition from physics towards ethics. The fourth part treats the question of the search for adequate language to define the divinity. The fifth part explores the relationship between the individual and the divinity. Man, heroic in his rise above contingencies, elevates himself through an exercise of thought to the rank of deus, up to communing with the god in pure wisdom, chiefly through philosophical prayer.

Esta Dissertação é um estudo de caso e tem por objetivo pesquisar a sociabilidade religiosa afro-brasileira, no bairro do Ipsep, a partir do método Rede de Relações: apresentando amigos de amigos. Para construir essa rede, tomamos como núcleo a loja de produtos religiosos de religiões de matriz africana, situada no bairro de São José, no centro do Recife. Fomos apresentados a seus donos, e eles nos apresentaram a seus clientes que moram no bairro do Ipsep, que são sacerdotes e praticantes da religiosidade em terreiros do bairro. Nosso contato com a comunidade se deu sempre nos momentos de cultos públicos festivos, uma vez que se trata de religiões iniciáticas, em que a maioria dos rituais são privativos dos iniciados. A coleta dos dados foi realizada através da observação semiparticipante e questionários aplicados a clientes da referida loja, bem como pesquisa literária, em geral. Para tratar das relações, ou inter-relações, entre os atores sociais, utilizamos as noções de sociabilidade de Baechler, representações sociais, práticas discursivas de Spink, dispositivo de Foucault, e cultura de Darcy Ribeiro, como recurso de entendimento sobre a sociabilidade religiosa / This Dissertation is a Case Study and aims at researching on Afro-Brazilian religions sociability, in IPSEPS Quarter, departing from Relations NET WORK method: introducing friends through friends. In order to build this net-work, we took, as a nucleus, African matrix Religions religions products shop, situated in St Josephs Quarter, in Recifes Center. We were acquainted with its i.e. shops owners and these ones introduced us to their costumers who live in abovementioned IPSEPS Quarter and these ones i.e. costumers are priest and religiosity adherents in Quarter Terreiros, so to say in Afro-Brazilian Houses or a place, a kind of temple, a shed where afro-brazilian ceremonies, rites are celebrated. Our contact with the community always occurred at festive public rites moments, since we are in front of initiatory Religions which most of the rites in are private, reserved only for the initiade religions members. The data gathering was fulfill, through a semi participating observations and questionnaires applied to the same shop costumers and literary, bibliographical research, in general. In order to deal with rapports, relations and interrelations among social actors, we used Baechlers sociability notions, Spinks social representations discoursive practices, Foucaults Dispositif, i.e. on elements, pieces ensemble that constitue a mechanism, Darcy Ribeiros culture conception, as a kind of understanding resource regarding to sociability

The presented thesis focuses on the comparison of the Tel Arad sanctuary with other Judean archeological sites (Beersheba, Lachish, Khirbet Qeiyafa, Tel Moza, Tel Halif), where an archaeological evidence of cultic places from the Iron Age IIa-b was found. A realistic reconstruction of the Arad and the Judean cults in the light of the latest findings was possible only after a research of epigraphic materials from Kuntillet Ajrud, Khirbet el-Qom and Khirbet Beit Lei. The thesis also analyzes the smaller cultic artefacts which are connected to the popular religion. The first evidence of the Judean cult dates back to the late 11th or early 10th century B.C.E. and was found in Khirbet Qeiyafa. Nevertheless, most of the findings are from the official legitimate and illegitimate cultic sites of the 8th century B.C.E. In the end, they were canceled by different rendition (e.g. they were abandoned, dismantled or buried under the layer of earthen fill). Many of the archaeological sites are still under excavation, which means, that the collection of the material culture is going to be larger and significantly more varied. We can use these artifacts to reconstruct and understand ancient Judean cult. There is a high possibility that the new future findings will challenge original theories from the last decades....

The thesis deals with the spiritual dimension of the cult of Divine Mercy in the Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska. The central point of her spirituality is Divine Mercy. Discovering of God in this mystery and contemplation of it in everyday life are keys to understanding ways of the apostle of Divine Mercy to Christian perfection. This path leads through the child trust in God and the merciful love of neighbour. The mission of sister Faustina bears respect for Divine Mercy in the new forms that Je

Archaeological research at the Cerro Ventarrón and Collud-Zarpán complex, which began in 2007, has revealed the origins and emergence of early civilization in the Lambayeque Valley. The Huaca Ventarrón Temple was the core of a primeval ceremonial center whose first phase is dated around 2035-2300 BC. This center complex includes the archaeological site of Arenal, located on a hillslope to the southwest. The site has 1 square kilometer of Archaic Period monumental architecture. During the Formative Period, probably beginning in the Initial Period, the Collud-Zarpán site, situated at the northeast end of the Huaca Ventarrón Complex, was the valley’s theocratic capital. It covered more than 2 square kilometers of ceremonial architecture spread between two mounds aligned east to west. / Las investigaciones arqueológicas en el área del cerro Ventarrón y el complejo Collud-Zarpán, iniciadas en 2007, han permitido conocer las características del origen y florecimiento de la civilización en el valle de Lambayeque. El Templo o Huaca Ventarrón, ubicado al pie de la elevación del mismo nombre, fue el núcleo de un primigenio centro ceremonial cuya fase inicial ha sido fechada alrededor de 2035 a 2300 A.C. En esta zona también se ubica el sitio de Arenal, situado en la falda suroeste de cerro Ventarrón. Este conjunto presenta alrededor de 1 kilómetro cuadrado de arquitectura monumental del Periodo Arcaico. Por su parte, durante el Periodo Formativo —y, tal vez, desde el Periodo Inicial—, el complejo Collud-Zarpán, localizado al noroeste de Huaca Ventarrón, constituyó la capital teocrática del valle y abarcó más de 2 kilómetros cuadrados de arquitectura ceremonial repartida entre dos montículos alineados en sentido Este-Oeste.

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Water, Ancestors and Landscape ArchaeologyThis paper explores the possibilities of a landscape archaeology approach, which is still rarely used in Peruvian archaeology. The basic principles are presented in order to apply them to a specific case, the Pisac complex, near modern Cuzco. This often cited complex lacks convincing historical and archeological evidence which result in diverse and basically unconvincing hypotheses. The chosen approach, however, leads to a different interpretation, that of a predominantly sacred site. Future excavations and better documentation at the site should corroborate the offered suggestions. / Este trabajo pretende explotar las posibilidades del enfoque de la arqueología de paisaje, aún poco aplicado en la arqueología del Perú. Se presentan sus principios y su aplicación en un caso concreto: el complejo arqueológico de Pisac, situado cerca del Cuzco. Este complejo, bien conocido en la literatura, pero provisto de escasas evidencias históricas y arqueológicas, ha sido objeto de diversas hipótesis, todas poco convincentes. En la perspectiva de la arqueología de paisaje se ofrece otra interpretación, en la que Pisac aparece como sitio predominantemente sagrado. Excavaciones futuras y una documentación más precisa deberían consolidar las sugerencias presentadas.