Abstract

SERAFIM, Vanda Fortuna  and  AZEVEDO FIALHO, Laís. AFRICAN-RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, LITERATURE AND HISTORY TEACHING: for decolonial education. Revista Teias [online]. 2021, vol.22, n.64, pp.206-225.  Epub July 30, 2021. ISSN 1982-0305.  https://doi.org/10.12957/teias.%y.51424.

The purpose of this article is to think about possibilities for teaching African-Brazilian history and culture through literature, paying attention to African-religious practices, but problematizing the colonizing discourses present in most of the existing narratives. The literary work chosen for this purpose consists of Deuses de dois mundos – a trilogia épica dos orixás, authored by PJ Pereira, which had wide literary success, especially among the youth audience, it is remarkable how the author tells a contemporary story using the myths of the Orishas, being a way to teach African-Brazilian history and culture. The work is rich in details about Yoruban culture, yet it requires preparation by the teacher to recognize the process of "cultural whitening" operated in the book.

Keywords : history teaching; decolonial education; african-Brazilian history and culture.

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