Sagrado feminista?! conflitos e continuidades entre o Sagrado Feminino e os Feminismos

Abstract

In recent years, we have noticed a growing interest in the Sacred Feminine, with an abundance of information available in groups, courses, and books. It is becoming increasingly present in therapeutic settings, social media, and other online platforms, aiming to celebrate the feminine and connect women with nature and their cycles, which go beyond biological processes. Building on this, this dissertation seeks to explore how the Sacred Feminine is approached on Instagram and its relationship with feminism, particularly with the strands of difference feminism and ecofeminism. The dissertation is divided into four chapters. In the first chapter, we present the roots of the Romantic and New Age movements and discuss how they relate to the Sacred Feminine. The second chapter discusses how difference feminism and ecofeminism connect with the Sacred Feminine. The third chapter describes the research methodology, which was based on an analysis of 40 posts taken from five Instagram profiles: @sagradofemininoreal, @ginecologianatural, @mulher.sagrada, @mulherciclica, and @teiadalua. In the fourth and final chapter, we present the data and analysis of the selected material, organized around the most frequent and relevant themes in the posts: menstruation, ancestral wisdom, self-healing, and empowerment. Through the analysis, we observe that, in some interpretations or practices, these movements may inadvertently reinforce gender stereotypes as they promote the idea that all women share essential characteristics. On the other hand, it is important to highlight how the Sacred Feminine has the potential to provide various benefits for women, such as a safe and supportive environment where they can share their experiences. Additionally, we can observe that the various therapeutic practices related to the theme aim to provide treatment and solutions for female issues, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual, that may not find answers in traditional medicine.