Quando o mito ganha corpo e voz: estudo da performance ritual no batuque sul-ri-grandense

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the expressiveness of the mythical narratives, especially those of Yoruba origin, i n the ritual performances performed at a celebration of Batuque, with a view to contributing to the studies on the history and cultural i dentity on the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. An ethnographic method i s used to construct the analysis, which i s done from the singing and dancing performed by the practicing subjects at the moment connected to the divinity Oiá. Initially, i t's necessary to reflect on the Batuque within the Brazilian, Afro-religious universe, specifying the social roles assumed by practitioners, main ritual practices and cosmogony, as well as the concepts of ritual and performance, i n order to analyze how i s given the expression of the mythical narratives from the performance performed. The theoretical contribution i sultidisciplinary, i ncluding Performance Studies l inked to Anthropology and Theater. It's observed that during the performances there's the possibility of re-signification of the mythical narratives, sustaining the ritual practices and providing new individual and collective experiences of the Cult.