O Maracatu Nação Pé de Elefante e sua rede cultural: religiosidade, sociabilidade, identidade e diversidade

Abstract

This paper presents analysis of religiosity, sociability and diversity of Maracatu Nation Elephant Foot. Discuss and analyze your path in search of religiosity and afetamentos of its members, in playing the possible uniqueness of a maracatu with religious characteristics in the state of Paraiba, from the words nation and Jurema that identify them as worshipers of African origin of cults and Amerindian. The paper presents an as maracatu built a circuit in which print practices and sociability, made from presentations call played by the members of Marcatu Foot Elephant. Makes a justification for the use of the image and the researcher's behavior with movie camera during the rituals and symbols of maracatu and Terreiro.