O RITO DO BATISMO E AS RELAÇÕES DE COMPADRIO NA FREGUESIA DE SÃO BERNARDO DA VILA ALCOBAÇA- BAHIA (1845-1856)
Keywords: Compadrio; Vila Alcobaça, 19th century; Baptism.
The present research is part of the discussions on the Social History of Bahia in the 19th century and will specifically deal with social relations in the Parish of São Bernardo da Vila Alcobaça (1845-1856) through the rite of baptism. For this, ecclesiastical records of baptisms from the corresponding period will be used, this type of record is characterized as a serial source: homogeneous (FARRINATI, 2008, p.58) massive and reiterative (FRAGOSO, 2014, p.23) for the analysis were performed the readings and transcriptions of the records that were tabulated to form a database and, in a second moment, graphs and tables for further analysis of the collected data. Through these records it was possible to understand the formation of spiritual kinship ties through the godfather established in the baptismal font in Vila de Alcobaça between the years 1845-1856. As a product of this research, a dissertation will be produced that will be specifically structured in three stages: The characterization of the population of the village of Alcobaça in its socio-historical context and the particularities and peculiarities of the formation and expansion of the family in the village. Presentation of several social groups present in Vila de Alcobaça and their choices in the formation of godparenthood and the analysis of the social dynamics of the village and the meaning of godparent ties established in the pia between different social groups.