As palavra é que Voga: concepções de cura e saúde entre benzedeiras no Município de Pelotas

Abstract

This dissertation is the result of research that aims to study the craft of blessing in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. The work of ethnographic content, was carried out among city officiating and in the context of experience field, addressed issues such as the trajectory of those officiating, the inclusion in the career development of the gift and also the implications in life and around these subjects. It also reflects on the symbolic efficacy and this magic in practice. The removal of the craft and its transmission, part of the research process in order to work together to think the permanence and maintenance practice in the region.