“Ábúrò N’ilê” rede de juventude de terreiro de Alagoas: a formação histórica da juventude de terreiro alagoana (2014-2015)

Abstract

This work presents results of a research developed in the field of the Religion’s Social History who, criticizes, analyzes the importance of political, religious and cultural manifestations from the Youth of “Terreiro” (or Juventude de Terreiro) from Alagoas called "Àbúró N'ilê - RJT / AL ". The follow-up Youth of Terreiro, in Alagoas, is a space created in the year 2014 to articulate the forces of young people who identify themselves as adherents of African’s religion matrix and who live a racist, intolerant and socially unequal reality. In this sense, "Àbúró N'ilê-RJT / AL" seeks to consolidate an efficient participation of young people in public policies in Alagoas. The present work analyzes the emergence of this young movement, focusing on its ethnic and religious discourses, understanding that the historical formation of this movement makes possible an ethnographic study of virtual sources, seeking to understand the social representations and the construction of collective identities through the experiences that, legitimize the historical performance of these people from Alagoas individuals who define themselves as Youth of “Terreiro" in the present time. Through this analysis, it is understood that the study of this movement as a historical object and the importance of its representations for the construction of a socio-cultural identity, as well as the reflections of the repressions experienced by Afro-Brazilian religions in the state of Alagoas, is of paramount importance.