History's mean, personal and political identity in the view of Antônio Vieira

Abstract

The objective of this work is the study of relations between personal and political identity, time and history in the texts of Antonio Vieira, SI. The texts especially important were under selection and analyzed; they refer to the conception of man, of time and history. The analysis show that for Vieira, and for all the Judaic-Christian tradition, the sense of History and political practice are essential dimensions of human identity. The deep reciprocity between History and man produces the recognition of one identification between personal destination and the one of humanity, so each one is able to recognize his own existence as part of humanity history. So, time and historical facts are not conceived as strange factors to individual interiority, but as a part of the conscience man has of himself.