SHAMANISM AND PROTESTANTISM AMONG THE TERENA PEOPLE: CONTEMPORANEITIES

Authors

  • Graziele Acçolini FCH/UFGD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-6524.26916

Keywords:

Terena people, UNIEDAS church, shamanism, protestant pentecostal belief.

Abstract

I will discuss shamanic manifestations among Terena aborigines (Aruák) of Mato Grosso do Sul considering the appropriation of the pentecostal protestant doctrine. I will focus on the Bananal village where I met the UNIEDAS church, which is present since the early 20th century and nowadays it is formed by leaderships and native followers. In this process of appropriation of pentecostal protestant belief, I observed the reworking of shamanism as a counterpoint to anchor the hypothesis of terenização process of protestantism, although Evangelical followers themselves appeal to the action of shamans, but not any shaman; they appeal to either evangelical shamans. The Terena people, UNIEDAS followers and the belief in shamans mark for the ability of indigenous peoples to maintain their specificities through the contact with involved society.

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Published

2012-06-29

How to Cite

ACÇOLINI, G. SHAMANISM AND PROTESTANTISM AMONG THE TERENA PEOPLE: CONTEMPORANEITIES. Espaço Ameríndio, Porto Alegre, v. 6, n. 1, p. 24, 2012. DOI: 10.22456/1982-6524.26916. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EspacoAmerindio/article/view/26916. Acesso em: 28 apr. 2025.

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