O Ilê Axé de todas as águas : ciclos de [r]existências do Candomblé Ketu no Ilè Okowoò Asè Iyà Lomin Osà em Cuiabá-MT

Abstract

This study aimed to comprehend the perspectives of resistance of the babalorixá, as a spiritual leader, of the Ketu nation in the Candomblé house located in the city of Cuiabá-MT, Ilè Okowoò Asè Iyá Lomin Osà, founded in 2009, which continues its activities. Fanon (2018) reflects on egocentric and sociocentric aspects normatized by specific social groups that systematize doctrines of cultural hierarchy and domination, while Santos (2015) outlines worldviews with perspectives for confronting coloniality. Adilson de Oxalá, Juana Santos (2008), Marcio de Jagun (2015), and Odé Kileuy, Vera de Oxaguiã, and Marcelo Barros (2021) constitute a reference perspective for understanding Candomblé expressions. In this sense, it is possible to perceive that African and Afro-Brazilian traditions have historically been marginalized, especially regarding aspects of cultural production and organization, with the identities and subjectivities of the black population constantly being challenged. The proposed methodology involved a bibliographic survey and an interview with the babalorixá responsible for the aforementioned house, seeking to understand how the safeguarding of Ketu Nation Candomblé is structured. At the end of the research, it was observed how the processes of existence and resistance of Ketu Candomblé practitioners are established, from the perspective of Babalorixá Bosco, considering the challenges of contemporaneity in Cuiabá-MT.