Appearance Design of Pombagira: crosses between bodies and gender representations in Umbanda

This article investigates some of the representations of gender in Umbanda, in connection with the concept of “appearance design”. Starting from a historical contextualization, some of the dynamics of the body are investigated, in the rituals of this Afro-Brazilian religion, with emphasis on the tra...

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Autores: Rocha e Silva Santos, Gustavo, Mesquita, Cristiane
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Anhembi Morumbi (ANHEMBI)
Repositorio:DATJournal
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.datjournal.anhembi.br:article/784
Acceso en línea:https://datjournal.anhembi.br/dat/article/view/784
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Design de aparência
corpo
Umbanda
Pombagira
Appearance design
body
Diseño de apariencia
cuerpo
Descripción
Sumario:This article investigates some of the representations of gender in Umbanda, in connection with the concept of “appearance design”. Starting from a historical contextualization, some of the dynamics of the body are investigated, in the rituals of this Afro-Brazilian religion, with emphasis on the trance of incorporation and the use of artifacts, around discussions about gender and constituent elements of appearance. In this sense, we consider the figure of Pombagira, perceiving it in relation to hegemonic and counter-hegemonic representations in Brazilian society and culture. It is hoped that this research will contribute to expanding the understanding of gender representations in Afro-Brazilian Umbanda, emphasizing the potential of bodies and embodiments, in challenging pre-established norms.