Do essencial ao invisível a tua fé te curou: estudo sociológico sobre os processos de cura.

Abstract

The occult, the unseen, the invisible have always aroused the curiosity of human beings, constituting themselves as the principle of science and marking the rupture with the supernatural, in establishing the bases of logical thinking and instrumental rationality. However, up to now there are phenomena not yet unraveled by science. Thus are the healing processes, object of this study. In this way, this work has as main objective: to verify the importance of religion and faith used as therapeutic supports in the healing processes. For that, a descriptive research was developed with a qualitative approach based on Oral History as a methodological basis and the use of thematic interview for data collection with people who experienced extraordinary healing processes. The collected data point out that there is an invisible or material component that is also responsible for the sense of well-being and motivation that compels people in illness to persevere in the will and in the pursuit of healing. Also, that faith and spirituality are bigger and more relevant dimensions than just a matter of belief. And that, therefore, the materiality of traditional therapies cannot satisfy the needs of the sick.