Abstract:
Nowadays, it is possible to notice an increasing visibility concerning popular cultures which arouse the interest of public powers and cultural market. In Pernambuco, maracatus-nação are an example of such context, which frames their activities into a shape of spectacle, contributing to the change of their senses, especially the ones related to their sacred dimension. When entering the market, ruled by a capitalist logic, instead of a probable “secularization”, a movement of “sacralization” is observed. This article aims to comprehend how does the process of sacralization of the maracatus-nação took place and in which way it would be related to strategies used by maracatuzeiros to legitimate decisions and power positions as well as encourage their insertion in the market.
Keywords:
maracatu-nação; cultural market; sacralization; Afrobrazilian religiosity; spectacularization