Caminhos do sagrado: um estudo sobre os vendedores itinerantes em centros de romaria no Estado do Ceará

Abstract

This work analysis the participation of peddlers, above all of religious products, at three pilgrimages places of Ceará State: Our Lady of Health, at Olho d‟Água da Bica district, Father Cícero, at Juazeiro do Norte, and Saint Francis, at Canindé, observing the constancy and the circulate movement of that workers among these places, following the religious dates. Beginning with the camp research we look for the understanding of the relations among these actors, identifying the “kind” of peddlers, the travel experiences and the devotion business, based on their narratives. We also want to analyze the pilgrimages observing the work time at the festival and the meanings that peddlers gave it.