Cantando a fé: uma análise sobre os processos educacionais das músicas em um terreiro de Umbanda

Abstract

This paper discusses the educational processes that take place in an Umbanda temple through music, seeking to highlight the pedagogical functions employed in religion and their role in the community as a social practice. We conducted a study of the liturgical material of this institution, analyzing songs that express the colonial past and as stories of resistance from enslaved peoples. From an intercultural educational perspective, we emphasize the importance of knowledge for the formation of a more egalitarian society, in the sense of defending antiracist struggles and struggles against religious intolerance. Therefore, Umbanda music can contribute to the study of educational processes in such a way that, by proposing to be in contact with different cultures, it allows us acceptances that contribute to the activities of people's social organization, reaffirming our differences and learning to respect them.