RELIGIÃO E TRANSFORMAÇÃO: VENERAÇÃO A NOSSA SENHORA DE FÁTIMA EM VISTA ALEGRE-RJ

Abstract

This dissertation has as its object of study religion, in particular, the phenomenology of the Rosary of Men in the São Rafael Arcanjo Parish in Vista Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, and its transformative purpose, taking into account the transnationalization of popular devotion in the symbology of the rosary, that the Iberian immigrants, mainly the Portuguese, brought to Brazil, especially Vista Alegre, built by the topophilic feeling of the Community of Amovila, City of Aveiro in Portugal and the apparitions of Our Lady of the Rosary in Fátima. The general objective of this study is to bring the understanding of the trajectory of popular Catholic religiosity, which gave rise to the phenomenology of the Rosary of Men and its influence on human transformation, through the hierophany of the Sacred, where the graces of healing, the conquest of a dream, family reconciliation, conversion and charity, situations that many pilgrims lack in daily life. The specific objectives were the investigation of the arguments that made it plausible for the occurrence of the transforming phenomenon of man, through the prayer of the Rosary. The considerations denoted in the first chapter highlight and become relevant, the geographic space of the neighborhood, transplanted from popular Catholic culture and religiosity, characterizing the Vista Alegre Community as a Catholic tradition. In this same context, the second chapter is presented in a special way, the historical review of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima as being the first fruits of the investigation of the studied phenomenon, sustaining the dialogue and the construction of popular Catholicism in the community. The third chapter is the result of the present study, from where it comes from the analysis of data obtained from the field research, coming from the phenomenon of the rite of the Rosary, originating from the transforming religious experience of man in its physical, psychic and social aspects. The research methodology is classified as applied; the first two bibliographic, documentary and virtual exploratory chapters that served as subsidies to elucidate the proposed problem; the third chapter is the actual result of the study, through field research that produced qualitative and quantitative results, justifying the phenomenon studied and its effects on pilgrims.