Jesuíno, o profeta, de Chico Anysio: o messianismo em seus aspectos teológicos

Abstract

This paper has Jesuíno, o profeta, by Chico Anysio, as corpus. The novel presents Jesuíno‘s wanderings through the Brazilian Northeastern backlands, preaching positive prophecies, aiming at attenuating the suffering, which for such a long time afflicts the people of the region. The author reveals in the character of Jesuíno someone who is considered by some a person sent by God. In general terms the paper‘s objective is to investigate the representation of the kind of messianism present in Jesuíno, o profeta, trying to identify specifically the theological aspects of the narrative, highlighting the strong religiosity described in the Chico Anysio‘s novel. Authors like IsauraQueiroz (1976), Alexandre Rossi (2002), JoãoDécio (2002), MaurícioQueiroz (2002), Otto Maduro (1983), Max Weber (1944), Roger Bastide (1959), among other thinkers, are cited as theoretical background. It is a research in the field of Literary Criticism with a strong interdisciplinary dialogue with Theology. To conclude religious aspects of the messianism practiced in the Brazilian Northeast are highlighted as well as the strong religiosity of the people of the region, identifying the character Jesuíno as a prophet, an announcer of good news.