A religião Kingunza na Angola contemporânea

• Ano de defesa: 2016
• Autor(a) principal: Kilala, Adriano Damião
• Orientador(a): PEREIRA, Josenildo de Jesus
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal do Maranhão
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM HISTÓRIA/CCH
• Departamento: DEPARTAMENTO DE HISTÓRIA/CCH
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Religião; Kingunza; Angola Contemporânea
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Religion; Angola Contemporary
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: História
• Link de acesso: http://tedebc.ufma.br:8080/jspui/handle/tede/1465

The configuration of African societies has changed considerably after the great European maritime expansion. The Kingdom of Congo was no exception; its territory became the scene of an intense process of exchange between the local culture and Western culture through Portugal for about five centuries. The Christian religion was from the beginning one of the main cultural tools used in this clash which consequently changed the religious picture in the kingdom of Congo. Its implementation process had three different responses by native population: Some accepted, other rejected and appeared too an intermediate group who adapted elements from both cultures. This third reaction corresponds to the religious movement Kingunza, which advocates: a) dialogue with Western culture; b) protection of African heritage and c) spiritual, political and economic freedom Africa. The Kingunza today manifests itself in different branches, one of them is Kingunza / dmna religion. Our research will focus on the presence of this church in Angola; presenting its historical background; the internal configuration and its permanence dynamics in the strong field of ideological and religious disputes of contemporary Angolan society.