THE POWER NETWORKS IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMAZON: DOM MACEDO COSTA'S EFFORT IN PROTECTING CATHOLIC HEGEMONY (1861-1880) IN THE PROVINCE OF GRÃO-PARÁ.

• Autor(a) principal: Tavares, Anderson Clayton Fonseca
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Mosaico (Goiânia)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.pucgoias.edu.br/index.php/mosaico/article/view/13275
• topic: Contact zones; Catholicism; Protestantism; Freemasonry; Ideologies; Zonas de contato; Catolicismo; Protestantismo; Maçonaria; Ideologias

in the 19th century, the socio-historical-ideological context of the Grão-Pará province underwent significant transformations. Power structures, previously dominated by the Catholic Church, experienced ruptures due to a specific zone of contact introduced into the Amazon by a Protestant missionary enterprise. Masonic liberal ideals clashed with the Catholic authority of Dom Macedo Costa, resulting in the emergence of new power dynamics in the region and the redefinition of boundaries of influence. A peculiar political-social-religious arrangement arose in the province in the mid-19th century, marked by numerous conflicts that not only highlighted power dynamics but also shifted them to other hegemonic bases. This new configuration in the Amazon caused significant ruptures in power relations, gradually dismantling established hegemonies and enabling alternative ways of life in the region. A new power topography took shape in the Amazon through the interaction between liberal Masons, Protestant missionary endeavors, and the ultramontane ideals of Dom Macedo Costa.