“Enchanted” Science Teaching: Decolonial Studies Based on Macumbas Practices and Sacred Crossroads
THIAGO JOSÉ JESUS REBELLO,
ROGERIO MENDES DE LIMA,
ROSANE MOREIRA SILVA DE MEIRELLES
Abstract:coloniality is a concept that reflects colonialist power's racist patterns in contemporary context. Drawing on the Epistemology of the Brazilian Macumbas and the Pedagogy of Crossroads, formulated by Luiz Rufino and Luiz Antônio Simas, we advocate for an “enchanted” approach to science teaching: an opportunity to transcend coloniality through science education. Initially, we situate the works of the authors Simas and Rufino within decolonial thought. Subsequently, we explore the underpinnings of the Epistemolo… Show more
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