Between Iá and Babá: women experience in the Babá Egum Cult
Babá Egum. Women. Care. Relatedness
The Cult of Babá Egum is an Afro-Brazilian religion in which men have exclusive prerogatives, women participate in various activities of the “terreiros” and rituals, the gender being a fundamental marker in shaping the cult. Based on field research in three “terreiros” located in the city of Itaparica, Bahia, the trajectories of interlocutors and narratives explore female participation in religion and overlapping with houses and spirits in circuits of mutual care.