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Confidence
Belief overview
Nature, leaves, and sacred elements
Leaves, waters, foods, lands, and other natural elements have ritual and sacred function.
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Supportive
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Contrary
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Neutral
What it is: Candomblé maintains intense relation with leaves, waters, lands, foods, animals, stones, and other natural elements used ritually.
How the religion understands it: Nature is not a simple backdrop, but a field of forces, correspondences, and sacred resources that demand respect, knowledge, and responsible handling.
Basis and context: The ritual use of leaves, for example, is one of the most traditional and protected aspects of the religion.
Debates and variations: The way of classifying and using these elements varies between nations, houses, and distinct ecological contexts.
Documentary evidence
Supportive
Muniz Sodré, The Terreiro and the City
A reflection on terreiro, culture, and Afro-Brazilian urban space.
Reference: Muniz Sodré, The Terreiro and the City.
Content: The book analyzes terreiro, culture, body, city, and Afro-Brazilian language.
Use in debate: It is useful for axé, ritual music, and the relationship between community and sacred space.
Mãe Beata de Yemonjá, Palm Kernel
Narratives and memories from an Afro-Brazilian matrix.
Reference: Mãe Beata de Yemonjá, Palm Kernel.
Content: The work brings together memory, tradition, orality, and the meanings of Afro-Brazilian religious experience.
Use in debate: It is a valuable source for the relationship among narrative, nature, and terreiro wisdom.
Pierre Verger, Orixás
A classic work on Yorùbá divinities and their presence in Brazil.
Reference: Pierre Verger, Orixás.
Content: The book gathers myths, attributes, relationships, and forms of worship of different orixás in Africa and Brazil.
Use in debate: It is one of the best-known sources for orixás, sacred hierarchy, and the powers of nature.