O sistema de noções morais e a conceptualização metafórica em Sermões de Padre Antônio Vieira

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Esdras Soares da
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Brasil; Linguística e ensino; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística; UFPB
• Palavras-chave em Português: Modelos Cognitivos Idealizados; Metáfora Conceptual; Moralidade; Discurso religioso.; Idealized Cognitive Models; Conceptual Metaphor; Morality; religious speech.; LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::LINGUISTICA
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/tede/7700

The present study aims to investigate the presence of operative moral notions systematically metaphorical conceptualization of terms recurring in sermons delivered by Priest Antonio Vieira. Specifically, we intend to delineate how morality is embedded to the metaphorical conceptualization of lexical items: 1- God, man, divine law, sin, scripture (gospel); 2 life, soul, salvation, blessing, grace, glory, evoked in Vieira's preaching. We propose also outline the conceptual frameworks evident from the correlation between morality and metaphorical concept of the above terms. Thus, we start from two assumptions: the first is that, in the religious discourse of Vieira, the metaphorical conceptualization of previous terms cited, underlie moral foundations that operate systematically. Our second hypothesis is that the items: life, soul, salvation, blessing, grace and glory, so-called "spiritual goods" in religious discourse, are designed metaphorically as material goods, subject to the guidance of an accounting morality governing their acquisitions or transfers. Such an approach closer, so the spiritual matters of financial transactions. To achieve the goals and confirmation of our hypotheses, this research was based on the theoretical background developed by Lakoff and employees, more specifically, in the theories of Conceptual Metaphor (2002 [1980]), the Idealized Cognitive Models (1987) and System hypothesis metaphorical detailed Morality in Lakoff (1995) and Lakoff and Johnson (1999). In this way, our research is affiliated to the field of Cognitive Semantics. Such theoretical assumptions served as essential foundations for conducting a qualitative analysis of the data extracted from the Priest Vieira's sermons. From these driven analysis devices it was possible verify that the strict father model, based on notions of moral order and moral strength, as absolute moral authority, it was revealed prototypical source to the meaning of the divine figure. So, in the speech of Priest Antonio Vieira, God was conceptualized metaphorically as father (parent or adoptive), judge, king and to lender. Although less prominent, in that speech, other moral line to the conception of God was identified, the moral of the nurturant father that prioritizes the care and protection, God was pastor, leaving morally guard and protect his flock (church) of unconditionally. Our second hypothesis was confirmed. We found that life, soul, salvation, blessing, grace and glory, spiritual items, discursively were raised in terms of valuable material possessions, taking thus the financial practices (transactions for the purchase or exchange of goods) as domain source. Before this situation, certify that the procedures for the negotiation of these items in the religious sphere are subjugated to the line of morality, more exactly, a retributive moral accounting, the basis of retributive justice established by the absolute moral authority of STRICT GOD-FATHER.