TOWARDS A THEOLOGICAL READING OF CAIM OF JOSÉ SARAMAGO

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Published: Aug 2, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1983-2478.2016v11n19p144
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José Saramago, Caim, God, Religion, Atheism

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Marcus Aurélio Alves Mariano
Faculdade Jesuíta de Filosofia e Teologia e Universidade Católica de Lovaina

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"God" is a valuable topic for the portuguese writer José Saramago and it is present in his numerous works. In his latest novel “Caim”, the author narrates a duel between the characters “deus" and "caim", teasing the reader to decide for "caim" good and honest, or "deus" irresponsible and arrogant. The duel happens with an ironic parody of the biblical episodes of the Old Testament and it does not end with the death of "deus", but with the permanence of this as an unfinished question and deification of human beings. It is proposed in this article a reading of the novel “Caim” under a theological perspective to discuss god's image that José Saramagopresents on the book.Saramagoopposes an institutional god’s image conveyed by the ancient religious institutions, especially Judaism and Christianity. He proposes a faith in man without religious beliefs or a god in free human capable of good actions.

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MARIANO, Marcus Aurélio Alves. TOWARDS A THEOLOGICAL READING OF CAIM OF JOSÉ SARAMAGO. INTERAÇÕES, Belo Horizonte, v. 11, n. 19, p. 144–157, 2016. DOI: 10.5752/P.1983-2478.2016v11n19p144. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/interacoes/article/view/P.1983-2478.2016v11n19p144. Acesso em: 21 aug. 2025.
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Vol. 11 No. 19 (2016): Dossier: Theopoetics
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Author Biography

Marcus Aurélio Alves Mariano, Faculdade Jesuíta de Filosofia e Teologia e Universidade Católica de Lovaina

Bacharel em filosofia pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE). Bacharel e mestre em teologia pela Faculdade Jesuíta de Filosofia e Teologia (FAJE). Doutorando pela mesma faculdade e pela Universidade Católica de Lovaina.

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