Re-signification and Orthodoxy: poetry and religiosity

Abstract

This work is the result of a bibliographic and theoretical research about Patativa do Assare's poetry. It ascertains that the poetical discourse presents in his work indicates the elaboration of contention and resistance concerning the inequality lived by his group, which uses the popular Christian religiosity as reference. The memory, orality, re-signification of concepts instituted by Church's ortodoxy as well as the approach of pertinent themes to the members of this group are emphasized as elements of his resistent poetry. The analytical interpretation of the poems is based on the literary theory of Alfredo Bosi, the idea of identity metamorphosis developed by Ciampa as well as the analysis of Culture developed by Renato Ortiz and Clifford Geerts. Patativa makes use of the Christian Catholic religious imaginary as source of sense and meaning. He reveals to the popular culture typical forms of understanding the religiosity.