MOSAICS OF MARIAN IDENTITIES

FROM THE BLACK WOMB OF THE EARTH AND FROM THE ENVIRONMENTS OF PAIN

Authors

  • Rodrigo Portella UFJF

Keywords:

Mary, Earth, Suffering, Feminine

Abstract

The figure of the Virgin Mary, in Catholicism, has mobilized a myriad of symbols and meanings that seek to highlight cultural and affective traits attributed to the mother of Jesus. In this article, I try, in a brief and introductory way, to take a look at two characteristics that mark the Marian identity: the black color of some of her images and the pain that, based on her experience of having a child who died violently, sympathizes with the pain of other women and men who seek in her, Mary, their support. The approach I carry out here does not present theories of race or gender, which I leave to specialists in such theories. My approach transits more through the phenomenon that is expressed in these Marian signs, from a historical approach that aims to understand the phenomenon in its own terms.

Published

2023-08-15

How to Cite

Portella, R. . (2023). MOSAICS OF MARIAN IDENTITIES: FROM THE BLACK WOMB OF THE EARTH AND FROM THE ENVIRONMENTS OF PAIN. Identidade!, 28(1), 398–421. Retrieved from http://revistas.est.edu.br/index.php/Identidade/article/view/2647