Originally the author's Thesis (maîtrise d'histoire moderne). / Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197).

Originally the author's Thesis (maîtrise d'histoire moderne). / Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197).

Submitted by Lucienne Costa (lucienneferreira@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-05-07T19:34:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ROBERTO VIANA DE OLIVEIRA FILHO – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGH) 2017.pdf: 2742095 bytes, checksum: 2411b55cfc0a30543ea9545dfd09467e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-07T19:34:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ROBERTO VIANA DE OLIVEIRA FILHO – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGH) 2017.pdf: 2742095 bytes, checksum: 2411b55cfc0a30543ea9545dfd09467e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-17 / Capes / Essa dissertação busca reconstruir a história do grupo de Penitentes Peregrinos Públicos, através das narrativas vindas das mulheres e homens remanescentes dessa irmandade. O grupo surge na década de 1970, na cidade de Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, através da iniciativa do primeiro líder da irmandade, mestre José Aves de Jesus, que teria abandonado sua vida “profana” na cidade de Caruaru, Pernambuco, para dedicar-se a um novo modelo de vida na “terra da Mãe de Deus”. A pregação desse penitente pautava-se em um forte ascetismo que incluía a privação de bens materiais, trabalho formal e a instituição da mendicância como identidade penitencial do grupo. A maioria das regras propostas pelo penitente foi extraída de antigos manuais católicos do século XIX e início do século XX, em especial o livro Missão Abreviada (1859) e o texto Machadinha de Noé (1931), considerados sagrados pela irmandade. Com a morte do Mestre José no ano 2000, a irmandade passou por importantes mudanças que transformaram sobremaneira a forma organizacional do grupo como também as próprias interpretações sobre os elementos sagrados dessa comunidade. Uma das principais marcas desse período inscreve-se na relação dessas pessoas com vários elementos do “mundo moderno”: tecnologia, dinheiro e trabalho, por exemplo. Novas narrativas surgem, antigas interpretações são revistas, mitos ganham novos contornos e a história dos Penitentes Peregrinos Públicos revela a complexidade que existe nas maneiras como as tradições são vividas no tempo. / This dissertation seeks to reconstruct the history of the group of Public Pilgrims Penitents, through narratives from the remaining women and men of this brotherhood. The group appears in the 1970’s, in the city of Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, through the initiative of the first leader of the brotherhood, master José Aves de Jesus, who had abandoned his "profane" life in the city of Caruaru, Pernambuco, to devote to a new lifestyle in the "land of the Mother of God". The preaching of this penitent was based on a strong asceticism that included the deprivation of material goods, formal work and the institution of begging as the group's penitential identity. Most of the rules proposed by the penitent were drawn from ancient Catholic manuals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, especially the book Missão Abreviada (1859) (Abbreviated Mission) and the text Machadinha de Noé (1931) (Noah's Hatchet), both considered sacred by the brotherhood. With the death of Master José in the year 2000, the group underwent important changes that greatly transformed the organizational form of the group, as well as the own interpretations on the sacred elements of the brotherhood. One of the main marks of this period is the relation of these people to various elements of the "modern world": technology, money and work, for example. New narratives arise, old interpretations are revised, myths gain new contours, and the history of the Public Pilgrims Penitents reveals the complexity that exists in the ways traditions are lived through time.

This dissertation offers the first full-length study of medieval England’s literary tradition of manuals for penitents—texts describing the sins, and other essentials of the faith, that address penitents preparing for confession. This tradition includes works that were among the most popular in medieval England. Some of these—including the Parson’s Tale and Ancrene Wisse, which is an important precursor to this body of writing—have been studied in depth, but the tradition in which they participate is still not well understood. This dissertation shows that this tradition emerged in a significant way in the second half of the thirteenth century, although it took root in an existing body of self-examination writing. Insofar as it reflects a new emphasis on reading as a means of interrogating oneself rather than as a means of preparing oneself to interrogate others, the development of these manuals represents a widening range of reading practices and a shift toward private confessional education. The first two chapters describe the characteristics of manuals for penitents, including their material and formal qualities. Among other contributions, the first chapter explores a feature of commentaries on the essentials of the faith that often goes unnoticed: that when they appear in manuals for penitents, they are not, as is often thought, digressive, impersonal, or strictly didactic, but instead encourage and promote self-reflection. The second chapter examines the implied and actual audiences of manuals for penitents. On the basis of this more precise characterization of these manuals, the final three chapters offer insight into three interlinked texts chosen from different stages of the development of these manuals: Ancrene Wisse, the Compileison, and the Parson’s Tale. In addition to shedding light on these three texts, these concluding chapters highlight some of the tensions that emerged surrounding the shift to asynchronous penitential learning that was enabled by these manuals.