Pés — feet of the terreiro

Dance, rhythm, and grounded presence

The feet mark the terreiro floor where drumming, xirê sequence, and orixá dance make ritual presence visible. This is an attention aid for grounded movement, not a claim that an orixá's power is anatomically stored in the feet.

Orí — inner headOrixá presence — crown descentAxé — chest and vital presenceBoca — cantos and sacred wordsAxé — right handAxé — left handPés — feet of the terreiroPés — feet of the terreiroErê — navel child-state locus

Point 7 of 8 in Brazilian Candomblé — Orixá Body Sites

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Roger Bastide, The African Religions of Brazil (scholarly_modern)

Treatment of terreiro ceremony, drumming, xirê, and orixá dance supports the feet as a grounded performance site.

Mikelle S. Omari-Tunkara, Manipulating the Sacred (scholarly_modern)

Analysis of embodied ritual performance supports movement and dance as a carrier of sacred meaning and force.

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