Fé cega, faca amolada: o diálogo das religiões brasileiras de matriz africana com a ética ambientalista

Abstract

This article analyzes how the myth that Afro-Brazilian religions are degrading the environment and the historical and social reasons for the construction of this discriminatory discourse. Then, in order to overcome this discourse, the article demonstrates how the Brazilian religions of African origin are biocentric, since they consider man as another element of nature, and even when they make offerings to their deities, they do so from a ritual of sacralization of the animal that will serve as food for the community. Through a bibliographical research, this research uses elements of Cultural Anthropology to promote an intercultural dialogue between the faithful of the religions of African matrix and the animalists. The article concludes that in a plural and multiethnic society, the state must protect the environment, but also ensure the celebration of the cults of the various religions that exist and must live peacefully in Brazil.