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Originally Posted by Icelander
That's interesting.
It also brings up another question. How likely are Brazilians who discover the existence of monsters and the supernatural to conceptualize it in explicitly Christian and Catholic terms? That is, how much do the Brazilian monster hunters feel that Satan himself has to do with the unnatural evils they combat?
I understand that the views of any reasonable subsection of a whole nation will never be homogenous and that individuals will differ enormously. All the same, in terms of sociology, demographic studies, political science, religious anthropology and various studies of polls and statistics, it's possible to discuss broad trends in views and attitudes within populations.
So, can someone more familiar with any of Brazil, South American cultures and Catholicism provide some thoughts on what the prevailing views among Brazilian monster hunters are likely to be?
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As a general rule you can say this: catholic people normaly doesnt believe in physical manifestation of devils and mounster. That said the country folk has a bunch of regional tales among them... most of indigenous source - o picho papão, curupira, mula sem cabeça, saci perere and many others are famouses monsters and supernatural protectors in Brasil
Evangelists in Brasil believe that Satan is behind almost anything... most of vices are from the Devil (smoking, drinking, illegal drugs and to some people that " demoniac game RPG"). They beleave that Devil is always trying to temptation the followers
Umbanda, Candomblé and spiritism belevie most in spirits, good and bad. Not in the Devil as an entity