
The sea and the Atlantic crossing represent spaces for memory, resistance and construction of Afro-descendant identity in the Americas. Based on an ethnographic research on the Afro-Brazilian performance of jongo, the imaginary of the sea present in oral memory, in ritual gestures and in traditional songs is presented. It is observed that the jongo circle itself symbolizes the sea and the traumatic crossing of the enslaved. This movement, associated with death, accompanies the construction of bonds of solidarity capable of forging a cultural identity of political resistance to slavery. Thus, the jongo celebrates the rebirth of the enslaved, after crossing the sea and death, and building the African legacy in traditional “quilombola” communities. Finally, the sea takes on utopian features in a ritual return to the mythical Aruanda, immersed in the prosperity of the Afro-descendant community and in the celebration of the journey of life.
O mar e a travessia atlântica representam espaços de memória, resistência e construção da identidade afrodescendente nas Américas. A partir de uma pesquisa etnográfica sobre o culto afro-brasileiro do jongo, apresenta-se o imaginário do mar presente na memória oral, em gestos rituais e em cantigas tradicionais. Observa-se que a própria roda de jongo simboliza o mar e a traumática travessia do escravizado. Esse movimento, associado à morte, acompanha a construção de vínculos de solidariedade capazes de forjar uma identidade cultural de resistência política à escravidão. Assim, a roda de jongo celebra o renascimento do escravizado, após cruzar o mar e a morte, e construir o legado africano nas comunidades tradicionais quilombolas. Por fim, o mar assume feições utópicas de retorno ritual à mítica Aruanda, imerso na prosperidade da comunidade afrodescendente e na celebração da viagem da vida.
Brazilian maroon communities, Black imaginary, Símbolo mar/barco, Slavery, Imaginário negro, Escravidão, Sea/boat symbol, Jongo, Comunidades quilombolas
Brazilian maroon communities, Black imaginary, Símbolo mar/barco, Slavery, Imaginário negro, Escravidão, Sea/boat symbol, Jongo, Comunidades quilombolas
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