A governança espiritual: o sagrado afro-brasileiro na edificação do Memorial do Parque Pedra de Xangô

Abstract

African and Afro-Brazilian religions are deeply rooted in the belief that all existence is energy, and the diverse manifestations of this energy weave dynamic, complex and systemic interactions. Everything is life and energy, and everything is interconnected, as each part of the universe, generated by an energy, becomes itself, in its fullness, a force capable of maintaining and transforming the world. The Inquices, Voduns, Orixás, Caboclos and Enchanted are manifestations of energy, spiritual entities imbued with mythical power, which influence, in a transdisciplinary way, the life and essence of both human beings and other beings of nature. The fundamental purpose of the thesis was to reveal the importance of Afro-Brazilian Spiritual Governance as a central element in the design of the Pedra de Xangô Park's support equipment. The specific objectives were outlined as follows: I - to investigate how Xangô inspired and persuaded the public authorities, technicians and academics involved in the architectural design and installation of the Pedra de Xangô Park equipment to follow his guidelines; II - identify the strategies used by practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions to enable the construction of a park designed based on their cosmoperception, focusing on the histories, cultures and values of black people in the diaspora; III - describe the unique aspects of the project, elucidating the meanings and motivations of the various elements that make up the architecture of the buildings. Throughout the research, the paths intertwined, forming a complex network that incorporated the methodology of Afro-descendant research, the observant system (inspired by systemic thinking), the technique of participatory action research, in addition to bibliographic and documentary research, virtual field diary, interviews, and the systematization, analysis and interpretation of speeches and content. The results indicate that Afro-Brazilian Spiritual Governance played a significant role in the construction of the park, resulting in a unique contemporary architecture, known as "Xangô Justice architecture". The space is conceived as a physical and spiritual home for African and Afro-Brazilian deities, reflecting fluidity, circularity, trance and constant transformation, challenging conventional Western conceptions. An architecture of re-enchantment, sacred and insurgent.