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CandomblĂ©: Um processo terapĂȘutico?
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O Candomblé é uma religião afro-brasileira de transe de possessão ritualizado,
que apareceu na Europa, especificamente em Portugal, devido ao fenĂłmeno de
imigração. O objectivo do presente estudo é reflectir e analisar os processos
terapĂȘuticos envolventes no culto do CandomblĂ©, a partir da cosmovisĂŁo especĂfica da
doença, visto que os seus praticantes encontram uma alternativa terapĂȘutica que visa o
bem-estar biopsicossocial. Através do estudo multidisciplinar da revisão de literatura
existente e de alguma observação directa da pråtica do culto em Lisboa, tentou-se
descrever todo o seu sistema. O enfoque é colocado na intervenção dos agentes
terapĂȘuticos, sendo estes, o chefe de culto e os OrixĂĄs, bem como nos processos
terapĂȘuticos e mĂtico-simbĂłlicos respeitantes ao ritual de iniciação e ao ritual de transe
de possessĂŁo.
Assim, esta religião, organizada em torno da manifestação de uma entidade
divina no corpo do seu fiel e directamente associado a ela, permite uma fusĂŁo entre o
sujeito e o transcendente numa linguagem mĂtico-simbĂłlica. O transe de possessĂŁo,
induzido pela dança e pela mĂșsica, Ă© um sistema institucional e um sistema de estados
psĂquicos. Ă tambĂ©m visto como uma representação comemorativa e uma
manifestação do duplo e da metamorfose (devido ao processo de transformação da
personalidade). O processo terapĂȘutico inclui, da mesma forma, o processo de
identificação mĂtica (reflexo da imagem da divindade) e a acção de uma comunidade
unida.
Este estudo poderĂĄ ser uma premissa para eventuais investigaçÔes clĂnicas,
visando uma melhor intervenção nas minorias étnicas.
ABSTRACT: CandomblĂ© is an Afro-Brazilian trance possession ritual religion, which emerged in Europe, specifically in Portugal, due to the phenomenon of immigration. The purpose of this study is to reflect and analyze the therapeutic processes involving the cult of CandomblĂ©, through the specific worldview of the disease, because the practitioners consider it as an alternative therapy that aims at biopsychosocial wellbeing. Through the multidisciplinary study of existing literature and some direct observation of worship in Lisbon, the entire system of CandomblĂ© is attempted to be described. The focus is on intervention of therapeutic agents, being the head of worship and the Orishas, as well as the therapeutic processes and mythical-symbolic relating to the initiation ritual and the trance possession ritual. Thus, this religion, organized around the manifestation of a divine entity in the body of the practitioners and directly associated with it, permits a fusion between the subject and a transcendent, using a mythic-symbolic language. The possession phenomenon in the state of trance, induced by dance and music, is an institutional system and a system of mental states. It is also seen as a commemorative representation and a manifestation of the double and the metamorphosis (due to the transformation of personality). The therapeutic process includes also the process of identifying mythical (reflecting the divinityâs image) and the action of a united community. This study may be a precondition for potential clinical investigations aiming at improving the intervention for ethnic minorities.
ABSTRACT: CandomblĂ© is an Afro-Brazilian trance possession ritual religion, which emerged in Europe, specifically in Portugal, due to the phenomenon of immigration. The purpose of this study is to reflect and analyze the therapeutic processes involving the cult of CandomblĂ©, through the specific worldview of the disease, because the practitioners consider it as an alternative therapy that aims at biopsychosocial wellbeing. Through the multidisciplinary study of existing literature and some direct observation of worship in Lisbon, the entire system of CandomblĂ© is attempted to be described. The focus is on intervention of therapeutic agents, being the head of worship and the Orishas, as well as the therapeutic processes and mythical-symbolic relating to the initiation ritual and the trance possession ritual. Thus, this religion, organized around the manifestation of a divine entity in the body of the practitioners and directly associated with it, permits a fusion between the subject and a transcendent, using a mythic-symbolic language. The possession phenomenon in the state of trance, induced by dance and music, is an institutional system and a system of mental states. It is also seen as a commemorative representation and a manifestation of the double and the metamorphosis (due to the transformation of personality). The therapeutic process includes also the process of identifying mythical (reflecting the divinityâs image) and the action of a united community. This study may be a precondition for potential clinical investigations aiming at improving the intervention for ethnic minorities.
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CandomblĂ© Doença Processos terapĂȘuticos Disease Therapeutic process