An introduction to the religious diversity among the Japanese-Brazilians in Tomé-Açu, Pará = Uma introdução à diversidade religiosa entre os nipo-brasileiros em Tomé-Açu, Pará

In this article I aim to give an insight into the religious diversity among the Japanese-Brazilians living in the municipality of Tome-Acu, Para. In order to achieve this objective, fieldwork was carried out in Tome-Acu between September and October 2017. I interviewed fourteen people and visited re...

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Published in:Rever
Subtitles:Uma introdução à diversidade religiosa entre os nipo-brasileiros em Tomé-Açu, Pará
Main Author: Valle, Rolv-Håkon (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2021
In: Rever
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Tomé-Açu / Japanese / Religious pluralism
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AX Inter-religious relations
BL Buddhism
CB Christian life; spirituality
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B Japanese immigrants
B Imigrantes japoneses
B Tomé-Açu
B Diversity
B Religião
B Religion
B Diversidade
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Summary:In this article I aim to give an insight into the religious diversity among the Japanese-Brazilians living in the municipality of Tome-Acu, Para. In order to achieve this objective, fieldwork was carried out in Tome-Acu between September and October 2017. I interviewed fourteen people and visited religious organizations, cultural associations and museums. To establish the historical contexto I have, mostly, relied on the works of the scholars Alfredo K.O. Homma (2016), Philip Staniford (1973a, 1973b), Takashi Maeyama (1972, 1973), and Tomoo Handa (1987). I have compared my findings with studies carried out by scholars on other Japanese communities in Brazil. During and after my fieldwork, I have been in contact with Japanese-Brazilians who have identified themselves as Buddhist, Catholic, Christian, non-practicing Catholic, non-religious and Protestant. The article concludes that even though the Japanese-Brazilians attend a great variety of religious institutions, they only represent a minor part of the overall Japanese-Brazilian community in Tome-Acu.
Este artigo oferece um panorama da diversidade religiosa entre os nipo-brasileiros do mu nicípio de Tomé-Açu, Pará. Para tal, foi realizada uma pesquisa de campo em Tomé-Açu entre setembro e outubro de 2017. Entrevistei quatorze pessoas e visitei instituições religiosas, associa ções culturais e museus. A fim de estabelecer o contexto histórico, foram utilizados principalmente os trabalhos dos pesquisadores Alfredo K. O. Homma (2016), Philip Staniford (1973a, 1973b), Takashi Maeyama (1972, 1973) e Tomoo Handa (1987). Comparei as minhas análises com estudos feitos por acadêmicos em outras comunidades japonesas no Brasil. Durante e após meu trabalho de campo, mantive contato com nipo-brasileiros que se identificaram como budistas, católicos, cristãos, católicos não praticantes, não religiosos e protestantes. O artigo conclui que, embora os nipo-brasileiros frequentem uma grande variedade de instituições religiosas, eles representam apenas uma pequena parte da comunidade nipo-brasileira em Tomé-Açu.
ISSN:1677-1222
Contains:Enthalten in: Rever
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.23925/1677-1222.2021vol21i1a6