Ecos da história social de Moçambique꞉ o caso das inscrições nas propriedades privadas em Inhambane no distrito de Homoíne pós 1987

Abstract

This study presents the results of a research on Echoes of the social history of Mozambique in the case of inscriptions on private properties in Inhambane in the district of Homoíne after 1987. Thus, the research focuses on analyzing inscriptions on private properties as a form of social interaction in the district of Homoíne after the 1987 Massacre in the context of the Civil War in Mozambique that ravaged the country between 1976-1990. Despite the existence of several authors who have written about the social impacts of the Civil War and local history, little academic research has been done in order to understand inscriptions on private properties as a form of social interaction that individuals adopt to establish day-to-day relationships as members of the same society. After the 1990 peace agreements in Mozambique, community life returned to normal, but some of the social impacts of the war were felt in the community's social interactions. The displacement of individuals after the war appears in this study as an example that created challenges in the communities at the place of arrival in Homoíne, since Mozambique is a country with vast cultural diversity, so when several cultures in their various forms meet, they lose their characteristics, sometimes creating social fervor. The results of the study show that an individual's life story is closely linked to the lives of the people around him/her, so individual history is sometimes confused with collective history. There are several ways for people to express their life experiences, their thoughts and on various subjects that have marked their lives. For example, the inscriptions on houses, cars, cisterns and other belongings reveal the individual's path, his/her achievements and failures, his/her relationship with family members, the community and the political, economic and social environment of the country. Based on these assumptions, this work seeks to capture the individual experiences of ordinary people as members of society. This exercise appears as an alternative way of understanding and reconstructing part of the social history of the residents of the Homoíne district, through individual stories of struggle for social advancement, social integration, conflict resolutions, accusations of witchcraft, celebration of individual achievements, overcoming and lamenting misfortunes.