The power of silence in the songs of the servant and in slavery in Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.7213/2175-1838.15.003.DS06

Abstract

The article develops, in two parts, the silencing of enslaved people in Babylonian exile and in colonial Brazil. It shows how this silence becomes powerful, in the form of resistance, of fighting for rights and justice and for changing reality. In the first part, four verses are selected relating to the silencing of the word, one in each song of the suffering servant (Is 42.2; 49.4; 50.4; 52.15). In the second part, similar aspects are analyzed in relation to African slavery in Brazil, such as songs of hope, religious manifestations and cultural traditions. With this explanation, the aim is to demonstrate how the silencing of people oppressed by slavery can be inverted as a transformative force, through faith in liberating deities. The method used is bibliographic, prioritizing Brazilian literature. As a result, it is expected to reinforce theses and actions in view of overcoming situations of exile and slavery.

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Author Biographies

Rosemary Francisca Neves Silva, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)

Possui Doutorado e Mestrado em Ciências da Religião pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás. Graduação em Pedagogia pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (1996). 

Valmor da Silva, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)

Pós-Doutor em Teologia (Bíblia). Doutor em Ciências da Religião. Mestre em Teologia Bíblica e em Exegese Bíblica. Professor titular do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Religião da PUC Goiás. 

Published

2023-12-06

How to Cite

Silva, R. F. N., & da Silva, V. (2023). The power of silence in the songs of the servant and in slavery in Brazil. Pistis Praxis, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.7213/2175-1838.15.003.DS06