A peregrinação do santo vivo e o ser de Deus em Feuerbach

Abstract

This article is the result of theoretical research on the pilgrimage of the living saint and its repercussions in the construction of subjectivities, considering the reference of the religious sciences and Feuerbach's critique of religion. In their studies, Ludwig Feuerbach has shown great concern for the religious phenomenon. He thinks the problem of God as the man himself externalized and it is through religion that the human being is expressed. The phenomenon of living saint, is the very language of the pilgrim express themselves and prove and communicate what is deepest in itself, when it relates to the living saint, finds himself, see its very essence and not a character recognized by an institution. Thus, the pilgrim turns the human essence in living saint. The pilgrimage in search of the living saint should be free and without interest, it is not required, but identification. From the context of the pilgrimage and their meanings for the pilgrim realizes that pilgrimages are not all alike, but hide puzzles that point to the diversity of meanings, gestures and promises of pilgrims. The pilgrim does not promise because it needs, but because he wants to. In addition, they cannot be impeded in, restricted only to the religious field, its echoes felt in social and political aspects. The cries of coated pilgrims from religious sense channel longings for social recognition. So in this article I intend to think about the pilgrimage of the living saint and the projection of qualities and desires of pilgrims reflecting some ideas of Feuerbach.