“a feitura do santo”: developmental courses of mediums in candomblÉ initiation

The objective of this study was to comprehend the developmental processes of people who act as mediums in communities of African matrices. Twelve mediums who have already performed the process of the religious ceremony of initiation called feitura de santo in Candombl é participated. The bioecological model was used in interface with ethnopsychology. The religious ceremony of initiation called feitura de santo provides identity shifts that interfere with other microsystems. Extreme respect for the hierarchy is valued and associated with the fulfillment of obliga tions, providing knowledge and experience to be shared over time. Therefore, there are several subjective transformations that the process of feitura de santo can provide and its repercussions seem to extrapolate the life of the medium, promoting the development of those with whom he relates.

Source: Psicologia e Sociedade - December 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research