Saberes culturais da umbanda e língua brasileira de sinais: estudos terminológicos para proposta de um glossário

Abstract

This research from the Master program in Anthropic Studies, in languages, technologies, knowledge and cultures research line, is entiled Cultural Knowledge of Umbanda and Brazilian Sign Language: Terminological Studies for the Proposal of a Glossary, prsents the general objective of organizing a glossary of Libras (brazilian sign language) from the experience of a deaf person in the daily life of an Umbanda Tent in the metropolitan area of Belém, in a dialogue between religious knowledges and languages and the deaf subjects, considering the context of linguistic borrowing and the creation of sign in the community. Data analysis was based on the authors of Linguistics of Brazilian Sign Language, from inclusion and alterity and culture. The fied research was qualitative, with an ethnomethodological approach, also having participant observation in the Terreiro (tent), the application of questionnaires at the research investigation site, interviews about Umbanda Knowledge and analysis of data and results, in a permanent evaluative flow during the period of the research. As a result, it was proposed the presentation of a video-glossary in Libras with specific terms of Umbanda in the Amazon area of Pará state that could contribute to the accessibility and facilitation of the interpretation of Umbanda cults in Libras for deaf people.