O fenómeno Amália – um capítulo crucial na história religiosa do Fado

Abstract

THE PHENOMENON AMÁLIA – A CRUCIAL CHAPTER IN THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF FADO The present article treats “the phenomenon of Amália Rodrigues” in the perspective of religiousness of the Fado genre. The analysis of the fadista’s religious attitude is based on Amália’s image created by Vítor Pavão dos Santos in his book entitled Amália – Uma Biografia and presents some fundamental aspects of her devotion. The issues include: religion/catholicism, God, the Church, morality, religious practices, God’s Mother or freedom versus fatalism. The analysis attempts to discover concrete manifestations of the above listed issues and differentiate between what is typically Portuguese and what is specifically Amalian.

Keywords

• Amália Rodrigues
• fado
• fadista
• popular music
• religiousness