Terreiros de Macapá diante da pandemia: espiritualidade, ritualística e imaginário

Abstract

The present research aims to understand how, with the arrival of Covid-19 in Macapá-AP and with the health restrictions imposed by public bodies that aimed to reduce the spread of the virus in the city, Umbanda and Candomblé houses and terreiros adapted and reinvented their practices and rites, considering that one of the determinations was the prohibition of 'religious events in temples or public places, of any creed or religion'. Afro-Brazilian religions have always had a very strong relationship with regard to the physical, mental and spiritual health of individuals, which makes it undeniable the importance of understanding how the spread of Covid-19 affected the rituals of these religions, in view of that these are religions with a lot of contact and have several particularities in their rituals that do not fit with the recommendations of the health authorities, the big question to be addressed is to understand how the religious dealt with and adapted their cults and rites during the period of isolation and What is their view of the Covid-19 pandemic.