Abstract: This is a qualitative studie about how devotees to the Guru Mata Amritananda Mayi relate to her and how that changes through time. The material has been collected through five interviews and through participant observation in ”Ammas” ashram Amritapuri in Kerala, south of India. The result showed that the devotees relate to Amma as a mother in some aspects and as a ”teacher” in other aspects, but they all have gained hundred percent trust for her. They all related to her different in the beginning as a devotee than after some years with her which shows that Amma could work as a transitionalobject for the devotees. The question about whether the devotees progress and cultivate”selfactivity” after this process could be answered with both yes and no. The devotees whom was interviewed seemed to have cultivated a lot more ”selfactivity” than the devotees that was observed during the time in the ashram and whom hadn't been following Amma as long time as the interviewees.

Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2016-02-17T14:12:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1366606 bytes, checksum: cce9cb2c729afbdb51e3579ee9485f42 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-17T14:12:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1366606 bytes, checksum: cce9cb2c729afbdb51e3579ee9485f42 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-17 / The Hare-Krishna movement, classified as an orthodox Vedantist Hinduism type (also called Vaishnava Movement), is considered of utmost importance in the Western religions, not only because of its rapid growth and influence, but mainly because of its constantly highlighted as exotic appearance. Considered the core of Hinduism, the Movement is being disseminated in almost every country and main cities of the world. Arriving in Brazil on the seventh decade brougth by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupãda, the "hares"(as they are also called the devotee) had good receptivity from the occidental public. The Movement starts to form small coexistence spaces in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, after spreading to Recife, where they established the first temple, in the end of the seventh decade. Arriving to Paraíba in the beginning of the eighth decade, years later the group open its temple and, also influenced by the New Conscience Meetings, held in Campina Grande, lately its seminary, this last one being the only one from the Movement in Brazil. / O Movimento Hare-Krishna, classificado como um tipo ortodoxo de hinduísmo vedantista (também chamado de Movimento vaishnava), é tido como de extrema importância junto às religiões no Ocidente devido não somente ao seu rápido crescimento e influência, mas principalmente devido ao seu aspecto constantemente destacado como exótico. Considerado o tronco principal do Hinduísmo, o Movimento atualmente está disseminado em quase todos os países e nas principais cidades do mundo. Chegando ao Brasil na década de setenta trazido por A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupãda, os “hares” (como também são chamados os devotos) tiveram boa receptividade do público ocidental. O Movimento começa a formar pequenos espaços de convivência em São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro e Salvador, se estendendo depois para Recife, onde fundam o primeiro templo, no fim da década de setenta. Chegando à Paraíba no início da década de oitenta, o grupo anos depois abre seu templo e, também influenciado pelos Encontros da Nova Consciência, realizados em Campina Grande, posteriormente o seu seminário, este último sendo o único do Movimento no Brasil.

Submitted by Suemi Higuchi (suemi.higuchi@fgv.br) on 2009-07-30T18:51:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 CPDOC2009MariadaGracaCoutinhodeGoes.pdf: 1364617 bytes, checksum: 45d35c89e828d1774b95a203a89d61e2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2009-07-30T18:51:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CPDOC2009MariadaGracaCoutinhodeGoes.pdf: 1364617 bytes, checksum: 45d35c89e828d1774b95a203a89d61e2 (MD5) / The present dissertation deals with the religious practice, ex-votos or miracles focusing the Church of Nossa Senhora da Penna, one of the ancient churches of Brazil. This church keeps different kinds of examples or categories of ex-votos that are analysed in the present paper. The church’s history and its surroundings; the creation of the religious order and its representation for the devotees are also considerated. / O presente trabalho discute a questão dos ex-votos, promessas e milagres, e as características desta prática religiosa tendo como foco a Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penna, uma das mais antigas do Brasil. Esta igreja reúne exemplares das diferentes categorias de ex-votos que são analisadas na presente dissertação. A história da igreja e seus arredores; a criação das irmandades; e a sua importância junto aos devotos são também objeto de reflexão.