"The Saints of a Devotion that Never Dies": Festivities for Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia, 1864-1955

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Autor(a) principal: Iyanaga, Michael
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Afro-Ásia (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/afroasia/article/view/53582
Resumo: This essay aims to analyze the development of the cult of the twin saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia. By way of an examination of historical sources related to the cult – with a primary focus on newspapers and other popular media sources from the city of Salvador from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th – the author demonstrates that the cult of the twin saints in Salvador only begins to take off when it emerges in association with the world of Black cultural practices. By the turn of the 20th century, the cult becomes a widespread part of Salvador’s culture. The data suggest that much more than a type of “syncretism,” the devotion to Saints Cosmas and Damian is an innovation that despite being rooted in many European and African cosmologies, can never be reduced to any of them.
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spelling "The Saints of a Devotion that Never Dies": Festivities for Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia, 1864-1955“Os santos de uma devoção que não morre”: as festividades dos santos Cosme e Damião na Bahia, 1864-1955Saints Cosmas and DamianSyncretismCaruru19th century20th centurySão Cosme e DamiãoBahiasincretismoCaruruSéculo XIXSéculo XXThis essay aims to analyze the development of the cult of the twin saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia. By way of an examination of historical sources related to the cult – with a primary focus on newspapers and other popular media sources from the city of Salvador from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th – the author demonstrates that the cult of the twin saints in Salvador only begins to take off when it emerges in association with the world of Black cultural practices. By the turn of the 20th century, the cult becomes a widespread part of Salvador’s culture. The data suggest that much more than a type of “syncretism,” the devotion to Saints Cosmas and Damian is an innovation that despite being rooted in many European and African cosmologies, can never be reduced to any of them.Este trabalho visa entender a constituição do culto dos santos gêmeos Cosme e Damião na Bahia. Através de um levantamento histórico sobre o culto – com o enfoque principal em jornais e outras fontes populares da cidade do Salvador entre a segunda metade do século XIX e a primeira metade do século XX – o autor mostra que o culto dos santos gêmeos em Salvador só começa a ter fôlego a partir do momento que emerge já associado ao mundo negro. A partir daí é que, até a virada do século XX, o culto se generaliza dentro da cultura soteropolitana. Os dados sugerem que muito mais que um “sincretismo”, a devoção de São Cosme e Damião se trata de uma novidade baiana que apesar de se basear em muitas cosmologias europeias e africanas, não pode ser reduzida a nenhuma delas.UFBA2023-12-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionDouble-blid peer-reviewed articleArtigo avaliado por pares em regime de duplo anonimatoapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/afroasia/article/view/5358210.9771/aa.v0i68.53582Afro-Ásia; No. 68 (2023); 406-453Afro-Ásia; n. 68 (2023); 406-4531981-14110002-0591reponame:Afro-Ásia (Online)instname:Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)instacron:UFBAporhttps://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/afroasia/article/view/53582/31263Copyright (c) 2024 Michael Iyanagahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessIyanaga, Michael 2024-01-20T17:14:32Zoai:ojs.periodicos.ufba.br:article/53582Revistahttps://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/afroasiaPUBhttps://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/afroasia/oaiafroasia@ufba.br1981-14110002-0591opendoar:2024-01-20T17:14:32Afro-Ásia (Online) - Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv "The Saints of a Devotion that Never Dies": Festivities for Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia, 1864-1955
“Os santos de uma devoção que não morre”: as festividades dos santos Cosme e Damião na Bahia, 1864-1955
title "The Saints of a Devotion that Never Dies": Festivities for Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia, 1864-1955
spellingShingle "The Saints of a Devotion that Never Dies": Festivities for Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia, 1864-1955
Iyanaga, Michael
Saints Cosmas and Damian
Syncretism
Caruru
19th century
20th century
São Cosme e Damião
Bahia
sincretismo
Caruru
Século XIX
Século XX
title_short "The Saints of a Devotion that Never Dies": Festivities for Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia, 1864-1955
title_full "The Saints of a Devotion that Never Dies": Festivities for Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia, 1864-1955
title_fullStr "The Saints of a Devotion that Never Dies": Festivities for Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia, 1864-1955
title_full_unstemmed "The Saints of a Devotion that Never Dies": Festivities for Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia, 1864-1955
title_sort "The Saints of a Devotion that Never Dies": Festivities for Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia, 1864-1955
author Iyanaga, Michael
author_facet Iyanaga, Michael
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Iyanaga, Michael
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Saints Cosmas and Damian
Syncretism
Caruru
19th century
20th century
São Cosme e Damião
Bahia
sincretismo
Caruru
Século XIX
Século XX
topic Saints Cosmas and Damian
Syncretism
Caruru
19th century
20th century
São Cosme e Damião
Bahia
sincretismo
Caruru
Século XIX
Século XX
description This essay aims to analyze the development of the cult of the twin saints Cosmas and Damian in Bahia. By way of an examination of historical sources related to the cult – with a primary focus on newspapers and other popular media sources from the city of Salvador from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th – the author demonstrates that the cult of the twin saints in Salvador only begins to take off when it emerges in association with the world of Black cultural practices. By the turn of the 20th century, the cult becomes a widespread part of Salvador’s culture. The data suggest that much more than a type of “syncretism,” the devotion to Saints Cosmas and Damian is an innovation that despite being rooted in many European and African cosmologies, can never be reduced to any of them.
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