Odivelas Project «Charter of Religions of Odivelas»

LusoGlobe Research in Charge

LusoGlobe Research in Charge: Paulo Mendes Pinto

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Abstract

The Charter of Religions of Odivelas is a project with a great degree of innovation, whether in the elaboration of a systematization of a vast religious reality, or in the methodology and approach to this reality. The area of Science of Religions, when taking on the elaboration of this Charter of Religions, needed, in the first place, and constantly throughout the project, to recreate itself epistemologically. What is your object of study, how to approach it? This project forced, and allowed, a new equation to be felt for an area of knowledge that, thus, was enriched and launched methodologies for new projects. The research has as its main objective the identification of places of worship and groups of believers, their social motivations, their integration, levels of education and expectations in relation to the national whole. At a time when there is constant pressure on the universe of religions (whether peripheral or central to the dominant culture), this project intended, more than identifying, to characterize the existing realities, providing decision-makers with useful tools for decision-making. As a result of this work, two videos were made about the cultural and religious diversity of the municipality of Odivelas, the first with the presence of some of the religious leaders and the second aimed at teaching young people. As a result of this work, two videos were made about the cultural and religious diversity of the municipality of Odivelas. The first was attended by some of the religious leaders on the challenges and values of being in a culturally diverse community. The second audiovisual production was aimed at teaching young people in the community about the different confessions that exist in the region.

Researchers

• Paulo Mendes Pinto
• Daniel Mineiro
• Natasha Martins
• Gabriel Bogossian

Associated Missions

Câmara Municipal de Odivelas

Outputs

Publicação da «Carta das Religiões de Odivelas»

References

https://cienciadasreligioes2.ulusofona.pt/noticias/apresentacao-da-carta-das-religioes-de-odivelas?highlight=WyJvZGl2ZWxhcyJd

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