INTOLERÂNCIA RELIGIOSA E RACISMO RELIGIOSO CONTRA RELIGIÕES AFRICANAS BRASILEIRAS EM UMA ESCOLA PÚBLICA DE SÃO LUIS DO MARANHÃO

Abstract

The research analyzes the manifestation of religious intolerance and religious racism against religions of African origin in Brazil, based on a case study in a high school in São Luis do Maranhão, in a time frame between 2021 and 2023. Law No. 10,639/03, described as a legal instrument for the teaching of African, Afro-Brazilian and indigenous history and culture in national schools, is not being applied in the public school investigated. Therefore, it seeks to answer how religious intolerance and religious racism contributed to the silencing, either as a cause or support, of people adhering to African religions in Brazil, especially in the high school researched. The methodological path of the research proposes a blend that brings together bibliographic research, qualitative research, documentary research and case study. The theoretical framework is composed of the concepts of religious intolerance, religious racism and citizenship, the latter being carried by principles of Christianity that evoke an active participation and responsibility of Christians in defense of human rights, covering social and ethical dimensions for the construction of a just and democratic society. It is defended the hypothesis that the practical misalignment regarding Law No. 10.639/03 strengthens the manifestation of religious intolerance and religious racism in public schools in Maranhão. Religions of African origin suffer from delegitimization not only in religious aspects, but also involve the way of life of the black person, who has their history and culture denied.