Resumo
Os rituais contemporâneos em sítios arqueológicos exibem interpretações concorrentes do passado, futuro e de reivindicações religiosas, identitárias e políticas relacionadas – como encontrado em pesquisas sobre paganismos contemporâneos. Este artigo examina essa ritualidade e construção de tradição entre os participantes da Família Arco-Íris. Após descrever as expressões rituais relacionadas a sítios arqueológicos que são encontradas em um encontro Arco-Íris e como essas expressões se relacionam entre si no quadro da cultura coletiva, o artigo compara o caso Arco-Íris a pesquisas sobre o paganismo. O artigo fornece um exemplo de rituais e narrativas folclóricas elaborados em uma comunidade ”evento-cultural” que reconhece o direito à significação subjetiva. Explica-se como, embora não completamente convergentes, narrativas e práticas ainda podem se relacionar no quadro coletivo sem ser uma ameaça à coesão social ou coerência cultural. No caso Arco-Íris, a demanda por crenças compartilhadas é substituída pela participação em práticas compartilhadas e por uma ampla divisão ideológica que acomoda várias tradições religiosas holísticas alternativas.
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