%0 Journal Article
%T A festiva devo£¿£¿o no C¨ªrio de Nossa Senhora de Nazar¨¦
%A Alves
%A Isidoro
%J Estudos Avan£¿ados
%D 2005
%I Universidade de S?o Paulo
%R 10.1590/S0103-40142005000200017
%X this article analyzes the c¨ªrio [candle-lit procession] and the feast of our lady of nazar¨¦ as a great collective rite that combines formal and devotional aspects with the profane informality of a brazilian festival. as a grass roots manifestation of catholicism and a typical celebration of the state of par¨¢, the c¨ªrio of nazar¨¦ and attending festivities embrace native elements to express a regional identity, a particular temporality, and a perception of order and differing ways to contrast it.
%K c¨ªrio of nazar¨¦
%K religious feast
%K ritual.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-40142005000200017&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en