A “Mulher V”: uma análise sobre a construção da “virtuosidade” feminina na Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus

Abstract

The aim of this work is to analyze the relation between religion and gender based on the construction of “female virtuosity” in the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG). For the development of this study, a research with qualitative emphasis was made, based on the production of ethnographies and the technique of participant observation, with semi-structured interviews, bibliographical and virtual researchs. The “virtuosity” proposed by UCKG is based on the speech of “V Woman”, produced by Cristiane Cardoso, Edir Macedo’s daughter (founder and current leader of the church). This speech consists of Cristiane Cardoso’s interpretations about the biblical book Proverbs 31 that describes the “virtuous woman”. Through this research, the reproduction of the speech of “V Woman” was verified in the orientations and activities proposed by the Godllywood project and the UCKG’s Self-Knowledge Course. Futhermore, the materiality of the discourse was also analyzed through the performance of Cristiane Cardoso and the performances of the research’s interlocutors. Based on the representation of the "virtuous woman", the "Woman V" is described as a woman of faith, versatile, docile, vain, discreet and delicate and is considered the profile of a woman created by God. In short, Cristiane Cardoso materializes the identity of “V Woman” and the orientations and activities proposed by her, by the Godllywood and by the Self-Knowledge Course constitute a pedagogical and disciplinary program that aims to develop this gender model. Thus, the “Woman V” speech tends to be embodied by the church's faithful, permeating their identities and social experiences and reaffirming specific female representations. In summary, the Godllywood and the Self-Knowledge Course are unique spaces where women receive orientations from Cristiane Cardoso about what it means to be a woman, share their experiences and present their testimonies, emphasizing the teachings of the UCKG and spreading the gender model proposed by the church.