Crenças mágico – religiosas ligadas à pesca de pequena escala na região de Inhassoro: um estudo de caso

Abstract

This document is an attempt to analyze and discuss the main cultural aspects, with an emphasis on magical-religious beliefs linked to fishing activities in the Inhassoro region. This fishing community believes that without following these practices, it is practically impossible to be successful.

The information presented here is the result of field research carried out from May to July 1994 in the region of Inhassoro, Inhambane province, through open interviews with fishermen from different categories (artisanal and semi-industrial) and other informants knowledgeable about the situation and traditional practices related to fishing in that region, as is the case of the former régulos, descendants of the first fishermen who arrived in different fishing areas, and to whom rituals, local administrative entities, etc. should be performed.

Therefore, this document presents the main cultural/traditional aspects, such as rites, habits and beliefs of the fishermen of Inhassoro and shows what is their role in the development of those fishing communities.

In this document, through an analysis of the different social categories contacted, it is also attempted to present the structure of the social organization of that fishing community, its aspirations, difficulties, the type of development that truly interests that community and put forward recommendations for policies and State development actions for that region are in harmony with the objectives of preserving and valuing the traditions, heritages and cultural identity of the respective community (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)