Fé cristã e resistência indígena no novo mundo: uma análise da santidade de Jaguaripe e sua relação com a práxis jesuíta

Abstract

This research addresses the meetings and mismatches between the tupinambá indigenous movement that became known as "Santidade de Jaguaripe" in the colonial and indigenous context of the 16th century, in what is understood as Brazil-Colonia. They reveal historical and contextual information of the European religious imaginary of the time and its cosmovision in relation to the inhabitants of the new world. Based on reports from Catholic and Protestant clerics in print and also using bibliographical works by expressive authors pertinent to this theme, this research will seek to contextualize, analyze and understand the phenomena that emerged from this "encounter", and the cultural dynamics that influenced the reformulation of the practice and thought of both Jesuits and indigenous people. This choice is justified by the historical relevance of the cultural, anthropological and mystical aspects of the theme. For the elaboration of the project will be made the analysis of sources, among them are the Jesuit letters and, in addition to a bibliographic survey, seeking information and publications on the theme in question, making use preferably of cultural history, obviously exploring the various historiographic lines and their contributions.