Banca de DEFESA: BIANCA FERREIRA DO NASCIMENTO

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : BIANCA FERREIRA DO NASCIMENTO
DATE: 29/08/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Ambiente virtual (Google Meet)
TITLE:

Father João Maria: A Written Holy Body

KEY WORDS:

Padre João Maria; discourse; representations; popular religiosity; hinterland.

PAGES: 149
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUMMARY:

This dissertation analyzes the representations of Padre João Maria through written works about him, including biographies, news articles,
and academic studies. João Maria Cavalcanti de Brito was a man from the Seridó hinterland who lived between 1848 and 1905. From
an early age, he devoted himself to the priesthood and carried out his ministry in Seridó cities. The research aims to understand how
these discourses contribute to the construction of his image as a kind, charitable, and saintly man. This study focuses on the written
productions and their role in shaping the image of Father João Maria, seeking to comprehend who this man was from a social and
cultural perspective of the 19th-century Seridó hinterland. Without adopting a laudatory tone, the work examines the narratives produced
about him. The primary objective is to analyze the representation of Father João Maria as a “saint” by investigating the discourses found
in biographies, news articles, and academic texts, exploring how these contribute to the consolidation of his image. The sources used
include the following biographies: Padre João Maria: Subsídios para a História by Araújo Filho (2013, first edition 1906); Um Perfil
de Sacerdote: Padre João Maria by Landim (2024, first edition 1936); Esboço Biográfico do Pe. João Maria by Monteiro (1979); and
Veredas do Padre João Maria – Parte I by Gameleira (2021). In addition, articles from the newspaper A Ordem, published between
1935 and 1953, and the collection Bom Dia Padre João Maria (2008), organized by Maia and Lucena Filho, were also analyzed. The
methodological framework is based on cultural history, which supports the analysis of discourses on popular religiosity. Discourse
analysis was applied to all selected sources to examine the language choices, the meanings constructed, and the narrative strategies used
by different authors in various contexts. Quantitative and qualitative approaches were employed to analyze newspaper articles by
identifying and qualifying mentions of the priest. Concepts such as representations, hinterlands, and beliefs were operationalized, with
emphasis on the Seridó region, known for its cultural richness and symbolic diversity.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2371256 - AIRAN DOS SANTOS BORGES DE OLIVEIRA
Interno - 1414328 - JOEL CARLOS DE SOUZA ANDRADE
Interna - 1934542 - PAULA REJANE FERNANDES
Externo à Instituição - IRANILSON BURITI DE OLIVEIRA - UFCG