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Uma abordagem gramsciana da práxis dos jesuítas como intelectuais no Brasil colonial

This study aims to reflect on the action of the Jesuit intellectual, from the perspective of Manuel da Nobrega, under the concept of ‘intellectuals’ by Antonio Gramsci. It starts from the assumption that Jesuit priests, as organic intellectuals, were crucial to the achievement of the Portuguese colo...

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Published in:Acta Scientiarum : education 2017 (39), p.497-503
Main Authors: Mesquida, Peri, Pereira, Fábio Inácio
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Language:Portuguese
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Summary:This study aims to reflect on the action of the Jesuit intellectual, from the perspective of Manuel da Nobrega, under the concept of ‘intellectuals’ by Antonio Gramsci. It starts from the assumption that Jesuit priests, as organic intellectuals, were crucial to the achievement of the Portuguese colonial hegemony. To achieve the proposed goal, the following sources were used: the Antonio Gramsci’s Prison notebooks to discuss the concept of intellectuals and their organic role in hegemonic groups; and Brazil's Letters by Manuel da Nobrega, who expressed the commitment of the Jesuit intellectual educator to the educational policy of the Portuguese Crown in Brazil. The texts were interpreted critically and focused on understanding the role that Jesuits exercised in the formation of boards at service of hegemony maintenance. Catechesis and indigenous formation, as well as the boards among the settler’s children, have relatively met the interests of formation of key sectors of colonial hegemony. In schools, settler’s children composed the dominant sectors of colonial society, since they were graduated as intellectuals who would occupy functions of specialized boards of the Company and, also, in the administration in favor of the interests of the Crown to maintain the Portuguese culture.  O presente trabalho pretende refletir sobre a ação do intelectual jesuíta, na perspectiva de Manuel da Nobrega, à luz do conceito de ‘intelectuais’ de Antonio Gramsci. Parte-se do pressuposto de que os padres jesuítas, como intelectuais orgânicos, foram determinantes para a concretização da hegemonia colonizadora portuguesa. Para alcançar o objetivo proposto, foram utilizados: os Cadernos do cárcere de Antonio Gramsci, para discutir o conceito de intelectuais e a sua função orgânica nos grupos hegemônicos; e as Cartas do Brasil de Manuel da Nobrega, que expressou o compromisso do intelectual educador jesuíta com a política educacional da Coroa portuguesa no Brasil. Os textos foram interpretados criticamente e com foco na compreensão do papel que os jesuítas exerceram na formação de quadros a serviço da manutenção da hegemonia. A catequese e a formação indígenas, assim como a de quadros entre os filhos dos colonos, atenderam relativamente aos interesses de formação dos setores fundamentais da hegemonia colonial. Nos colégios, os filhos dos colonos compunham os setores dominantes da sociedade colonial, pois se formavam como intelectuais que ocupariam funções de quadros especializa
ISSN:2178-5198
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