“Dá glória e receba!”: a expressão mítico-ritual nos “corinhos de fogo” no culto [neo]pentecostal

Abstract

Pentecostal worship constitutes a sacred space of party. There, the joy of feeling full of the Holy Ghost rewrites, within the experience of the believer, the myth of Pentecost. But at the same time, this joy renews this myth. And there are several ways to bring this mythic narrative up, making it tangible to perception and emotion; and, this way, culture plays a key role: it is the link to promote contact between the truths of belief and religious experiences. According to Michel Meslin, the religion only reaches men through cultural mediations of his time. Among these also varied "cultural mediations" it is the music, with its genres, rhythms and a token force capable of functioning as a key, opening the doors of emotion. This religious feeling of joy has its foundations in the sacred world of religion, and even the music that assists the joyful song of the believer is sanctified, and, becoming the music sacred, further enhances the individual feeling of belonging to the religious community, whose hope of faith is fed. This paper embarks on the religious experience trail and in its meandering mishaps. Understanding that "corinhos de fogo" as a musical expression of faith and also culture performs the role of lubricating the gears of the performing demonstrations of some Pentecostal denominations, influencing the dynamics of some of these services, we reflect on the interrelationships between these choruses and gestural expression in Pentecostal worship.