The tucum ring popular religion, Catholicism and youth

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https://doi.org/10.7213/2175-1838.16.002.AO05

Abstract

The text deals with the socio-religious context of the tucum ring, a symbol of mysticism and commitment to social causes present in Catholicism and popular religion. We analyze its use among young people, understood as agents of social transformation. As this is a bibliographical and documentary study, we have systematized the productions that permeate the mysticism symbolized by the ring. The tucum ring comes from the tucumã, considered to be the fruit of a sacred plant for the indigenous peoples of the Amazon region. It is seen as a symbol of their culture, ancestry and spirituality. Popular religion and Catholicism, linked to liberation theology, appropriate this object and use it as a symbol of faith, resistance and commitment to popular struggles. However, the ring is used by other religions, such as the Spiritists and Umbandists. In addition, young people play a fundamental role, as they are responsible for keeping religious traditions alive, with active participation in the life of religious communities. They also represent the diversity and resistance of Brazilian popular religion, being the social segment that has passed on the use of the tucum ring to new generations.

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Author Biographies

Flávio Munhoz Sofiati, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Doutor em Sociologia pela USP. Professor associado da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, GO, Brasil; Coordenador do Núcleo de Estudos de Religião “Carlos Rodrigues Brandão” (NER), UFG; Membro do Observatório Juventudes na Contemporaneidade, UFG; Bolsista Produtividade do CNPq, Brasil.

Ronaldo Guimarães Santos, PUC Goiás

Graduado em Administração. Especialista em Juventude no Mundo Contemporâneo. Especialista em Gestão de Pessoas. Mestrando em Ciências da Religião na PUC – Goiás.

Alberto da Silva Moreira, PUC Goiás

Graduado em Filosofia e Teologia. Doutorado em Teologia Fundamental. Pós-doutorado em Ciências da Religião (Mídia e Religião). Docente da PUC Goiás, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Religião. Bolsista produtividade do CNPq.

Published

2024-08-27

How to Cite

Munhoz Sofiati, F., Guimarães Santos, R., & da Silva Moreira, A. (2024). The tucum ring popular religion, Catholicism and youth. Pistis Praxis, 16(2), 356–371. https://doi.org/10.7213/2175-1838.16.002.AO05