Princípios éticos e morais no candomblé e na umbanda

Abstract

This work is a Masters Project, and we will analyze the ethical and moral principles present in Umbanda and Candomblé. The text is framed in a model that has as purpose its presentation to the program of Postgraduate in Religions and Religiosities Afro-Brazilian: Politics of Racial Equality in School Environment. The intention of the project is uncover the action and ethical and moral relationship in Candomblé and Umbanda’s backyards in the municipality of Juiz de Fora, seeking to understand from which ethical and moral principles the actions of priests and members of cult houses are associated. Based on this objective, we will use methodologies based on a bibliographical review, using authors who have already researched and deepened the specific themes or related topics, and the field research, which will seek information from the faithful of these religions, their conceptions of World, what they understand as a correct or incorrect posture, ethical or not ethic, and other possibilities. For this, we will base field research on semi-structured, recorded, transcribed and subsequently analyzed interviews.