The centrality of the female body in Brazilian culture: Evangelical and Muslim responses
2019; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 34; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/13537903.2019.1621546
ISSN1469-9419
AutoresCristina Maria de Castro, Nina Rosas,
Tópico(s)Anthropological Studies and Insights
ResumoThis article aims to analyse how both Evangelical and Islamic religions deal with a central aspect of the construction of the Brazilian national identity: the body. The Brazilian religious field is exposed to this cultural value and reacts to it in different ways. While Islam preaches female modesty, involving the ‘concealment’ of the body and its forms, Evangelicals reinforce part of the Brazilian culture of appreciation and care for physical attributes, albeit using the rhetoric of doing so with moderation and modesty. The data presented here were collected through interviews with religious leaders and through participant observation in the Baptist Church of Lagoinha, in Belo Horizonte, and the Islamic Youth League, in São Paulo, Brazil.
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