A Liturgical Assessment of the Ministry of benzedeiras and benzedores in Brazil
In this article, I present a brief theological analysis of popular faith healing practices in Brazil widely known as benzeção, by analyzing how they evolved as a response to the absence of medical care in many remote areas of the country, but also as a consequence of a lack of necessary pastoral car...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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| In: |
Studia liturgica
Year: 2020, Volume: 50, Issue: 2, Pages: 244-255 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Brazil
/ Healing movement
/ Anointing
/ Liturgy
/ Medical care
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KBR Latin America NCH Medical ethics RC Liturgy |
| Further subjects: | B
popular religion
B benzedeira B rezadeira B Anointing B Cure B Brazil B Sick B benzeção B Unction |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | In this article, I present a brief theological analysis of popular faith healing practices in Brazil widely known as benzeção, by analyzing how they evolved as a response to the absence of medical care in many remote areas of the country, but also as a consequence of a lack of necessary pastoral care for the sick and public liturgies of healing until the emergence of the Liturgical Movement. Finally, I propose some approaches through which such ministries can be incorporated as inculturated expressions of rites with the sick. |
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| ISSN: | 2517-4797 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studia liturgica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0039320720945699 |
