As relações de poder no processo de territorialização dos religiosos da congregação pequena obra da divina providência no norte goiano (1950-1970)

Abstract

This work investigates the constitution of the process of territorialization of the religious priests of the Congregação Pequena Obra da Divina Providência located in the ancient north of Goiás state, now state of Tocantins, from 1950 to 1970’s. This analysis is based on investigation of the relations of power that were established through the actions of the Orionitas priests in the construction of the Catholic religious temples of health units and schools. In order to understand this theme we researched the discourse of the constitution of the Congregação Orionita; secondary, it was necessary to comprehend the appropriation of symbolic meanings that were established in the region between the religious and the local community since the voices of the Roman Catholic Church perceiving through the "desobrigas" how some relation of power were constituted in the region. This way, in the analysis we searched for elements from the narratives of both, Orionitas and the people who were in contact with them upon their arrival. It was used the Discourse Analysis theory to understand the discourses data. It is highlighted that this was a region of disputes between Catholics and Protestants. In this way, we conclude that the region of the ancient north of Goiás was a propitious local for the territorialization process of the Orionitas because they worked for a powerful religious order which came to be recognized through the actions of these religious Catholics in the region.