The social conflict and the Gods sacred game

Abstract

It concerns to the "Demanda Umbandista" as a representative symbol of the social conflict.

In this magic practice the force of Gods substitutes the force of men in their competitive struggle, giving them opportunities to the manifestation of adverse and agressive intentions included in the social relation.

Using the J. Huizinga's conceptions about the activities pertaining to games, we understand the process of the "demanda" as a game.

this sacred cult, as a game, is practiced within its own limit of time and space under specific order and rules which are located out of the ordinary existence leading the individuals to a utopic universe where the participants are reveled as personalized individuals and judged according to standardswich guarantee social justice.