The Sacred Whirlwind. The Poetic-Pentecostal Imagination of Carlos Nejar in Riopampa
O moinho das tribulações [Riopampa: The Mill of Tribulations]
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18096834 |
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| Authors | Alan Brizotti (0000-0002-8495-6143, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bakhtiniana Revista de Estudos do Discurso (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2176-4573 • E-ISSN: 2176-4573 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/2176-4573e63557 |
| OpenAlex | W4394954805 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Religious discourse is multiple, challenging and inviting, especially when poetry and theological imagination find themselves expanding their boundaries. Carlos Nejar, poet member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, in his novel Riopampa: o moinho das tribulações provides us with a wide variety of images, symbols and experiences that can be attributed, among other characteristics, to his involvement with the Sacred from of Pentecostality, since Nejar is a Pentecostal pastor. In this article, we will reflect on the Sacred whirlpool, among other metaphors used by Nejar, to try to answer the question: why can Nejar’s imagination in the novel Riopampa: o moinho das tribulações, within the spectrum of religious discourse, be considered Pentecostal? To this end, we will use the theoretical contribution of Discourse Analysis, under the auspices of Bakhtin and his dialogism, in addition to concise documentary research using the aforementioned Nejarian novel as a basis
Archaeology · Art · Geography · Humanities · Literature · Mill · Poetry · Theology · Whirlwind · History · Literature, Culture, and Criticism · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Urban Development and Societal Issues
| Highly cited | No |
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