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Biographic pathways and symbolic efficacy: the dynamics of healing in Sunrise Valley

Authors :
Amurabi Pereira Oliveira
Source :
Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 248-265 (2010)
Publication Year :
2010
Publisher :
Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 2010.

Abstract

This paper focuses on the construction of biographical narratives among adepts of the esoteric-mystical movement called Sunrise Valley, which appeared in Planaltina in the late 60’s, incorporating elements of Catholicism, Spiritualism, New Age and African-Brazilian religions. Our research aims at understanding how biographical paths are closely linked to the symbolic efficacy of the ritual processes performed by the mediums of this movement. Our analysis of the narratives will consider the process of displacement in the fields, as understood by Bourdieu, but highlighting the process of performativity given to such shifts through the interactive construction of the self.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
21766665
Volume :
15
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.186236a402d746088d69b00b676c86c1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.2010v15n2p248