Religiosas consagradas da Arquidiocese da Paraíba (1970-1990): interfaces entre suas memórias subversivas e a perspectiva dos direitos humanos

Abstract

The present dissertation is a study about Female Consecrated Religious Life, understood as a social, religious and cultural phenomenon, which has its origins from the V century of Christian era, assuming some models during the centuries, as: Traditional Female Religious Life; Female Religious Life after II Vatican Council and Contemporary Female Religious Life. The purpose of this project is to analyze the life of religious women and their performance from II Vatican Council in the ecclesial context of Paraíba´s Archdiocese, between 1970s and 1990s, their subversive memories and intersections with human rights. In this sense, the study is in Education in Human Rightsscope, in the perspective of memory and truthright. To achieve this objective, it used qualitative research, relying on bibliographic and documentary sources, analyzing Church documents; Religious Women Minutes and Reports, in the Ecclesiastical Archives of Paraíba´s Archdiocese, among others. The studies of Le Goff (2005); Pollack (1992); Halbwasch(1990); EcleaBosi(1994); Valeria Rezende(1999); Caroline Cubas(2014); and IvoneGebara(2022), among others, contributed to the analysis. From the observation of Religious Woman´s actions and engagement in different scenarios, we concluded there is still a silencing about Feminine Religious Life and a historiographical oblivion. It was verified Religious Woman´s actions were confronted by repression regime, with their resistance and subversion acting.