A educação em terreiro afrocentrada da Nação Xambá.

Abstract

This dissertation analyzed education in an Afro-centered terreiro in the Xambá nation. Having as a central question: How does the Xambá Nation, through its educational, cultural and religious practices, enable an Afrocentric education of the community of Portão do Gelo, Olinda / PE? The general objective was: To analyze how the education in the terreiro of the Xambá Nation enables an education that is Afrocentric in the community of Portão do Gelo. The theory of Afrocentricity was the epistemological basis chosen, given the understanding that it evidences the protagonism of the black people promoting their emancipation, which was strengthened in the research by the use of categories such as Location / Awareness; Agent / Agency, appointed by exponents such as Asante, Mazama, Karenga and Noguera. The methodology used was that of oral history, which also provided empowerment to the black people, being applied based on the technique of thematic oral history, based on theorists such as Meihy and Alberti, organized into the following thematic categories: Centrality of the Community; Respect for Tradition and Ancestrality; Harmony with Nature and Unity of Being. The results obtained confirmed the hypothesis about the efficient application of the Afrocentric education model exercised by the Xambá terreiro in the Portão do Gelo community. Such a model is made by educational, cultural and religious practices faithful to African philosophical precepts, which empowers community members, sharpening an ecological conscience, human and social collectivity.