RELIGIÕES DE MATRIZ AFRICANA: INCLUSÃO OU EXCLUSÃO NA DISCIPLINA DE ENSINO RELIGIOSO?

Abstract

This dissertation aims to discuss the inclusion or exclusion of themes on religions of African origin, especially candomblé and umbanda, in religious education, by the teachers of VilaVelha Town Hall - ES. We seek in this work to look at issues such as intolerance and racism against religions such as candomblé and umbanda in the discipline of Religious Education, because it is in the school space that there are the greatest possibilities for discussion and confirmation of cultural / religious diversity. The omission of African matrix content in schools somewhat reinforces prejudices and often fuels intolerance. It was the result of an exploratory study that adopted bibliographical research and interviews as a form of investigation, and sought to highlight how the teachers insert contents and themes on the religions of African Matrix within this discipline to break with intolerance, something that has become manifested in the public sphere. Through the theoretical basis, the true history of the Negro was discussed, from his departure from Africa to his arrival in Brazil, as well as on the deep interference of the Catholic Church over the religion of the blacks and also on the way in which the candomblé and umbanda here in Brazil. It is also pointed out the issue of the inclusion of African matrices religions in the curricula with regard to Religious Teaching. In this context, we highlight, through quantitative research in the form of a questionnaire structured with the Teachers of Religious Education of Vila Velha Town Hall, ES, the inclusion or not of contents related to religions of African matrix, as well as we reflect if it is possible to fight prejudices and intolerance for addressing these issues. In the replies collected from education professionals, we sought to find reasons for the silence of some teachers regarding these religions in their contents in the classroom. As a result of the research, we find that the teachers of Religious Education of Vila Velha Town Hall - ES are not able to teach contents related to umbanda and candomblé in their lesson plans, since these professionals do not have specific formation or qualification in the Matrix religions African (candomblé and umbanda), concluding that the inclusion of religions of African Matrix in Religious Education, from a practical point of view, is nonexistent and not contemplated in the teachers training.