USOS E COSTUMES NO PENTECOSTALISMO: ANÁLISE DO DISCURSO ASSEMBLEIANO SOBRE OS MEIOS DE COMUNICAÇÃO

Abstract

The analysis of the discourses on the uses and customs of the Assemblies of God, with emphasis on the discourse of the use of the means of communication, is the basis that constitutes the present work. The research was done through the bases established by the Discourse Analysis framework. Through a bibliographical study the work presents the origins of the Assemblies of God, as well as the origins, the sedimentation and internal disputes of the behaviors and habits. It is observed through Discourse Analysis the ideology present in the discourses referring to the behavioral practice of the denomination, the characteristics of the discourses and the existence of manipulative practices. The dissertation is divided into three chapters, each composed of five subtitles. With the exception of the introduction that aimed to present the structure of the work itself and the conclusion that gives the closing. In the first chapter, the objective is to demonstrate the origins of the Assemblies of God in Belém, state of Pará. It also emphasizes on the concepts of customs and customs, on the origins of the behaviors and practices of the denomination that had as ideology to keep separated from the others groups that made up the society of Belém. The chapter also focused on the analysis of the emergence and power of the media. The analysis was necessary because this is the object of the research. In the second chapter, the focus is on understanding the French Speech Discourse Analysis and its concepts. Reporting on the importance of Discourse Analysis to understand the discourses of the Assemblies of God regarding the use of the media, a usage that is regulated within the behavioral practices of the denomination. The chapter observed the characteristics of a religious discourse, making a specific examination of the manifestation of this by the means of communication. The third chapter brought the identification of the ideology of living in holiness that was present in all discourses of the leaders of the Assemblies of God when they defended the insertion of customs and customs. Yet in this chapter, there was demonstration of the manipulative practice used by leaders in each discourse about the use of the media. The demonstration was made analyzing the speeches of the General Conventions of the Assemblies of God of the year 1937 and 1975 and the speech of the ELAD (Meeting of Leaders of the Assemblies of God) of the year 1999. It also identified the characteristic of each discourse. Through this research it was possible to understand the importance of Discourse Analysis to examine the origins, sedimentation and internal disputes regarding the use and customs of the Assemblies of God, analyzing the discourses that inserted such customs. The application of the concepts of Discourse Analysis became feasible to make a detailed analysis that was also aimed at identifying the bases that structured the discourses of the denomination leaders in order to manipulate and to sediment the practices of the religious community.