Contribuições pós-coloniais: novas perspectivas a respeito do fenômeno religioso

The article aims to discuss the ways in which postcolonial epistemologies can be used to understand the contemporary religious phenomenon. As Joanildo Burity points, new approaches are needed to understand religion in a modern way. In this sense, the postcolonialist perspectives, when working from c...

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Authors: Moreira, Dora Deise Stephan (Author) ; Neto, Ana Luíza Gouvêa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Portuguese
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Published: UFJF 2021
In: Numen
Year: 2021, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 105-118
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Summary:The article aims to discuss the ways in which postcolonial epistemologies can be used to understand the contemporary religious phenomenon. As Joanildo Burity points, new approaches are needed to understand religion in a modern way. In this sense, the postcolonialist perspectives, when working from colonial criticism and the coloniality of power, provide us with the basic instruments to break with essential interpretations of religion and unveil the power relations contained within it.
ISSN:2236-6296
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.34019/2236-6296.2021.v24.34298