20th July 1934

By Michelly P.S.Cordão and Marinalva Vilar de Lima

The book analyses the reception of the death of Father C cero Rom o Batista, considering the poetic productions of the Brazilian Cantadores and Cordelistas. The narratives of the popular poets are understood in their dimension as pamphlet-epitaphs. The narrative model takes the form of verse, following a pattern of rhyme and metre practised by the poets who produce the poetic genre. There is a process of deification of the charismatic leader of the Northeast who overcomes the many contradictions linked to his historical journey. The death of the religious character (Father C cero Rom o Batista) is presented as a kind of transmutation portal between the earthly and heavenly planes, expanding the priest's powers. Death institutes qualities that can only be presented to the deceased, even though he is a recognised religious leader in the north-east of Brazil, after his death. The poem emphasises prophecies, miracles and holiness as characteristics that establish a biography of the religious man that imposes itself on the other historical practices of his life. It is Padre C cero's presence in Juazeiro do Norte-CE, in itself, that establishes the city as a place of faith and as a promoter of salvation, fuelling the pilgrimages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6203920193
• ISBN13: 9786203920192
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"