Return to Nature: Sacred Plants in the Azerin Funerary Rite of Candomblé Nação Angola.
Plants (Basel, Switzerland) January 14, 2026 Thaís Salatiel de Azevedo, Ygor Jessé Ramos, Nina Claudia Barboza Da Silva
During the transatlantic diaspora, enslaved Africans brought cultural and religious elements to Brazil, such as Candomblé, that deeply influenced local society. In Candomblé communities of Bantu origin, the death of an initiate requires specific rites, such as the Azerin. In this ritual practice, sacred plants are selected according to their associations with deities and their capacity to...