The Bem-te-vi Magazine and the methodist civilizing project in the hands of brazilian children

  • Claudia Panizzolo
Keywords: Bem-te-vi Magazine, children, childhood history, periodical press, Methodism

Abstract

American missionaries and educators were founders of Methodist
schools and churches in Brazil, between the second half of the
nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century;
they had as mission the establishment of Protestant civilization,
habits and customs in any country chosen as field for sowing the
Word of God. In addition, the Methodist civilizing project planned
to reach the soul of children through a magazine aimed at them:
the Bem-te-vi Magazine. The purpose of this article is to
understand the construction and dissemination of child image
printed on the pages of the Magazine. The results obtained show
the Methodist plans to establish a civilized childhood and the
practices undertaken in this direction.

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Published
2014-07-25
How to Cite
Panizzolo, C. (2014). The Bem-te-vi Magazine and the methodist civilizing project in the hands of brazilian children. Revista Brasileira De História Da Educação, 14(2[35]), 271-293. Retrieved from https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/rbhe/article/view/38887