Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2017-06-09T21:45:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 EmersonCosta.pdf: 3016045 bytes, checksum: c389aa4dcde073d0094d1702cf6faf44 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-09T21:45:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EmersonCosta.pdf: 3016045 bytes, checksum: c389aa4dcde073d0094d1702cf6faf44 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-03 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This research aims to analyze the relationship between religion and politics under the gender perspective considering the role of evangelical parliamentarians in the 54th Legislature (2011-2014) and how they intervene in the Brazilian political space as the enactment of laws and the development of public policies that comprehend, among others, the regulation of abortion, criminalization of homophobia, the stable union between people of the same sex and the challenges resulting from this position for the Brazilian State that has positioned itself as laic. But if laic refers to the idea of state neutrality in religious matters, legislate legitimized by certain principles based on religious doctrines may suggest the suppression of freedom and equality, the lack of diversity and plurality recognition and the absence of boundaries between public, collective and private or personal interests. The methodological procedures for development of this research are based on the analysis and interpretation of literature in order to establish the relationship between religion and politics, the conceptualization, qualification and classification of phenomenon of laicity; documentary survey; analysis of the speeches of evangelical parliamentarians published by media, delivered in the plenary session or adopted to support projects laws; qualitative research with interviews and observation of public postures adopted of parliamentary members of Frente Parlamentar Evangélica– FPE (Evangelical Parliamentary Front). In this sense, the postulates of Religious Studies, properly correlated with the interpretation of the data set obtained in the search field, may identify the place of the religious one in the society interactively with the laicity interfaces aiming to deepen the understanding regarding democracy, the role of religion in contemporary societies and the diffuse, collective and individual rights of people. / Essa pesquisa objetiva a análise da relação entre religião e política, em perspectiva de gênero considerando a atuação de parlamentares evangélicos/as na 54ª Legislatura (de 2011 a 2014) e a forma de intervenção desses atores no espaço político brasileiro quanto à promulgação de leis e ao desenvolvimento de políticas públicas que contemplem, dentre outras, a regulamentação do aborto, a criminalização da homofobia, a união estável entre pessoas do mesmo sexo e os desafios oriundos dessa posição para o Estado Brasileiro que se posiciona como laico. Ora, se laico remete à ideia de neutralidade estatal em matéria religiosa, legislar legitimado por determinados princípios fundamentados em doutrinas religiosas, pode sugerir a supressão da liberdade e da igualdade, o não reconhecimento da diversidade e da pluralidade e a ausência de limites entre os interesses públicos / coletivos e privados / particulares. Os procedimentos metodológicos para o desenvolvimento dessa pesquisa fundamentam-se na análise e interpretação bibliográfica visando estabelecer a relação entre religião e política, a conceituação, qualificação e tipificação do fenômeno da laicidade; levantamento documental; análise dos discursos de parlamentares evangélicos/as divulgados pela mídia, proferidos no plenário e adotados para embasar projetos de leis; pesquisa qualitativa com a realização de entrevistas e observações das posturas públicas adotadas pelos/as parlamentares integrantes da Frente Parlamentar Evangélica - FPE. Porquanto, os postulados das Ciências da Religião devidamente correlacionados com a interpretação do conjunto de dados obtidos no campo de pesquisa podem identificar o lugar do religioso na sociedade de forma interativa com as interfaces da laicidade visando aprofundar a compreensão sobre a democracia, sobre o lugar da religião nas sociedades contemporâneas e sobre os direitos difusos, coletivos e individuais das pessoas.

This thesis is based on ethnographic data collected across two Mormon congregations in the Republic of Ireland. I explore the experiences of a religious minority who are part of a wider society experiencing rapid religious and social change. Engaging with concepts of tradition, continuity, and change, this research explores how members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints experience their status as a minority religion in modern Ireland. As part of a growing number of new religious movements in Ireland, Mormonism represents a simultaneous continuation and rupture of Ireland’s previous religious traditions. This research suggests that a continuing influence of Catholicism in Irish society shapes Irish Mormon perceptions of self, of others, and of faith. Yet, by identifying with a religion which is viewed in Ireland as a ‘foreign’ faith, Irish Mormons represent a clear break with previous religious tradition. Irish Mormons’ relationship with Mormonism as a global religion also demonstrates the complexity of continuity and change within modern religion. This research shows that Irish Mormons reject what they perceive as an Americanisation of Mormonism and often emphasise the uniquely Irish nature of Mormonism in Ireland. Thus, Irish Mormons are adapting Mormon tradition into new forms far from the Mormon heartland of Utah. This research concludes that Mormons in Ireland utilise complex and interconnected understandings of tradition, community, and Irishness to create and maintain a minority religious identity in modern Ireland.

Le Santo Daime, culte brésilien amazonien, s’est implanté dans la Belle Province depuis une vingtaine d’années. Issue d’un syncrétisme qui mêle traditions indigènes, afro-brésiliennes, catholiques, ésotériques et spirites européennes, cette religion est intrinsèquement liée à la culture brésilienne et plus particulièrement à l’Amazonie dans son usage de l’ayahuasca, une substance hallucinogène. Les fardados (membres) entrent en contact avec le divin grâce à cet enthéogène, appelé Daime. Ce mémoire parcourt l’implantation du Santo Daime dans la province du Québec, à travers l’histoire d’un groupe que l’on nommera l’Église daimiste québécoise. À partir d’une ethnographie du groupe daimiste, nous proposons d’explorer les mécanismes mis en oeuvre par les membres pour donner du sens à ce culte si distant culturellement. S’inspirant d’une approche expérientielle et phénoménologique, la présente recherche vise à saisir l’expérience du religieux chez les daimistes du Québec dans laquelle ils nouent des relations privilégiées avec les êtres de l’astral, jardin de l’au-delà. En ce sens, les expériences mystiques et la clairvoyance sont deux phénomènes que nous abordons comme les catalyseurs de ces relations. À travers l’examen du processus d’insertion du culte dans la réalité québécoise des membres, nous verrons qu’apprendre la religion constitue une première étape essentielle passant par la compréhension de la langue et des symboles du Santo Daime. Face à cet apprentissage, l’assemblage d’éléments religieux avec les croyances antérieures peut s’opérer afin de formuler un nouvel ensemble sensé, intelligible et s’intégrant à leur quotidien. Nous verrons que dès lors un engagement du membre envers les êtres de l’astral est possible et que se développe une véritable relation de disciples (les membres) et de maitre (les esprits). / The Santo Daime, an Amazonian Brazilian religion, expanded into the Belle Province almost twenty years ago. This syncretic religion, stemming from indigenous traditions, Afro-Brazilian religions, Catholicism, European esoteric currents and Spiritism, is intrinsically connected to Brazilian culture and more specifically to the Amazon rainforest through the use of ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic substance. The fardados (uniformed members) make contact with the divine thanks to this entheogen called Daime. This thesis examines the expansion of Santo Daime in the province of Quebec through the history of a group we call the Église daimiste québécoise. An ethnography of the Daimista group will help us to explore the mechanisms that are implemented by members to make sense of this culturally distant religion. Inspired by both experiential and phenomenological approaches, this research aims to understand the religious experience amongst Quebec’s Daimistas, in which they build special relationships with the beings of the Astral, the beyond. In that sense, mystical experiences and clairvoyance are two phenomena that we will address as a catalyst of these relationships. By examining how Santo Daime enters into members’ everyday life, we will see that the process of learning the religion establishes an understanding of the language and the symbols of Santo Daime. Along with this apprenticeship, and connecting elements of Santo Daime with the other faiths they have experienced forms an intelligible ensemble that can be integrated into their everyday life. We will see that from this point on, a commitment of the members to the beings of the Astral is possible and that a real disciple (the members) / master (the spirits) relationship can develop.