The Candomblé terreiro as space of construction of the sacred and of materialization of ancestral memory

Authors

  • Daniela Calvo UERJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2019vol19i2a14

Keywords:

Candomblé, Terreiro, Territory, Sacred space, Reterritorialization

Abstract

The Candomble terreiro presents itself as a space of concentration and emanation of ase (the sacred force that is at the base of life), of the presence of the sacred, preservation and materialization of ancestral memory. It is the axis of the egbe (the terreiro community) and of a series of paths traveled by people, animals, materials, objects, knowledge, values, ideas, feelings and actions. It presents itself as a space of resistance, preservation, and transmission of afro-Brazilian traditions, cultural values that oppose those of the dominant culture.

 

Author Biography

Daniela Calvo, UERJ

Doutora em Ciencias Sociais (UERJ). Membro do Nucleo de Estudos de Religiao (UERJ)

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Published

2019-09-24

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2019): 40 Anos de Ciência da Religião

Section

Intercâmbio

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