ROMARIAS: UM ESPAÇO DE INTERAÇÃO ENTRE A TRADIÇÃO E A MODERNIDADE

Abstract

The research studies the object of pilgrimages in Brazil, emphasizing the pilgrimages of Aparecida, Juazeiro and Bom Jesus da Lapa, a space for interaction between tradition and modernity. This is a literature search, in which, from investigations of other authors who have dealt with the pilgrimage, we analyze how the pilgrims fall in relation to pilgrimages and, more particularly, as they understand and position themselves in relation to typical aspects of modernity, the centrality of the individual, and other typical aspects of tradition, as the search for community. The tradition here is characterized by the search for community by the pilgrims, while modernity is characterized by the pursuit of centrality of the individual as subject. The quest for community is verified by the intense presence in the pilgrimage, from different times and different ways of sharing and being together that this phenomenon provides. Since the centrality of the individual as subject is evidenced by the practices of sacrifice and pay promises that there can be seen, which shows an individual manager needs and their relationship with the sacred. Initially our hypothesis was that pilgrims who attended the festivals constantly through this religious practice, to see and accept it as an area of (re) invention, a space for interaction between tradition and modernity where their identities can be (re) built. During the analysis, we concluded that it was confirmed as modernity presents itself to people as a way of life centered on the individual. Thus, the challenge posed to these individuals is the desire not to lose the gains brought by modernity and centrality in the individualization, as the possibility of seeing themselves as subjects. But they also do not want to lose the security aspects of those components of their identity known. Hence, we affirm that the pilgrimages are a space for interaction between tradition and modernity. It is perceived that there is a contrast in the redefinition of the role and profile of the / a pilgrim / in the processions. Uncover the reality under study, demystifying the prejudices, is a reflection of the fascination, not to get s response conclusive and absolute, but to call for further discussions.