Depredações da imagem de Iemanjá de João Pessoa: uma violência que não causa comoção

Abstract

This research aimed to contribute to the expansion of academic productions focused on the conceptual coexistence between religious violence and religious racism in the field of Religious Sciences in order to project a debate that would make it possible to elevate the theme of patrimonial violence to the extra-religious sphere, in addition to approaching Human Rights as a compass for this horizon. It is in this context that we sought to situate this research as a critical and analytical opening around the depredations caused to the image of Iemanjá in João Pessoa, which occurred in a public space destined for her worship in 2013 and 2016. The problem sought to provide an answer as to what generates hatred and fundamentalism in certain groups in relation to religious expressions and beliefs that differ from their own, and what would be the appropriate strategies and guidelines for respecting religious diversity.