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This presentation aims to discuss the distinct approaches between the concept
of intersectionality and the notion of articulation categories from the works of
Anne McClintock (2010) and Saba Mahmood (2004), considering how such
approaches tackle the concept of power – that, in turn, is sometimes
understood from the perspective of subordination and sometimes from the
perspective of relationality.
Anne McClintock
Avtar Brah
I propose that religion be understood as a social marker of difference in certain
analytical contexts, therefore moving away from theoretical references that point to the
phenomenological potential of religious events. By acknowledging religion as a
category of action and social interaction, it is possible to analyze its articulation
with social markers such as race, gender, class, and generation. In order to exemplify
the approach proposed, I will introduce a case study on how religion, race and gender
intertwine in certain projects – developed by Pentecostal churches – whose focus is on
the primary assistance to women who suffered domestic violence in Brazil.
A necessidade cada vez mais evidente de conectar atendimentos religiosos a
mulheres em situação de violência a iniciativas governamentais vinculadas à Lei
Maria da Penha, traz outros sujeitos à cena da defesa da não violência e do direito
voltado para as mulheres, o que exige deslocar a centralidade do homem, do
sacerdote pastor em projetos religiosos, permitindo o protagonismo de mulheres que
se especializam nas áreas de direito familiar, psicologia e assistência social.