As relações e semelhanças literárias entre a trajetória de José do Egito e da Cinderela: contribuições para o ensino religioso para o ensino fundamental

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the main similarities between a classic of pagan literature – Cinderella; and the biblical text, Joseph of Egypt, and propose a possible elaboration of didactic work for the discipline of Religious Education or a methodology of religious teaching with the presence of diverse literary works. Furthermore, we present the goal of analyzing the two literary works, approaching their similarities, and discussing the possibility of using these works as teaching material and a tool to teach Religious Education based on the norms of the Brazilian national education curriculum – BNCC. To this end, this research employs the work of Carvalhal (2010), specifically his work “Literatura comparada”, which emphasizes the relevance of literary studies that can be performed through comparison, approaching diverse themes. Another important theorist is Eliade (1992), in “O mito do eterno retorno”, the author shows the various manifestations behind religious myths, emphasizing the importance of the spiritual questions that influence human behavior. The work of Frye (1992) "O código dos códigos: a Bíblia e a literatura” was an essential contribution in this research. In this work, Frye examines the Bible from a literary perspective and not only in the religious realm, emphasizing the influence of the Bible over the years on other pagan works. Another fundamental contribution was “Contos de fadas em suas versões originais” showing how a literary work can be modified throughout time to adapt to a certain public, age, culture, and religion. As well as the Holy Bible, the version cited in this research was the New International Version (NIV). In this bibliographic methodology, a critical analysis of the main works was employed, to develop relevant knowledge on the subject, contributing to the elaboration and conclusion of the research. However, for the accomplishment of the goals of this research, we have as the main difficulty the absence of academic materials and authors related to the theme that can contribute critically or positively to the comparisons between the characteristics of literary works regarded as great classics of the universal literature and biblical characters.