Homossexualidade masculina nas religiões de matrizes africanas

Abstract

Comparing the production of the authors: Patrícia Birman 1985, 1995; Edison Carneiro 2008; Ruth Landes 1967; Marcio Goldman 1985; Monique Augras 1983; Rita Lara Segato 1995 and Peter Fry 1982, who studied the relationship between homosexuality and candomblé, it was sought to understand in general terms if the medium determines the sexual identity within the religions of African matrices. It was verified during the research that religion and homosexuality is a conflictive relationship and that the discussion about gender still provokes contrary and prejudiced positions both "within" and "outside" religion, whether in the moral field or in the religious field, with conservative positions that stimulate the imposition of rules of social conduct and behavior within the cult of the identified individuals or those who recognize themselves as homosexuals.The researched material was submitted to a selection and all those that had content that related to the study in question were used. From there, we established a reading plan in order to identify counterpoints about the theme proposed by the authors. The research was finished with the reflections coming from all collected material. In this research, we try to formulate questions precisely in order to problematize and, perhaps, stimulate future researchs that will deepen the theme.