The Configuration of Prestige in Xangô Terreiros
The Configuration of Prestige in Xangô Terreiros
This chapter discusses the way the terreiros identify themselves and the way they identify others; the social recognition of the inequality attributed to them by cult participants and by “outsiders.” Its objective is to establish the configuration of prestige in a Xango market. The word terreiro is usually employed both by “insider” cult participants and non-participant individuals—or “outsiders”—in identifying a place and, simultaneously, the religious group. The designations casa de santo and centro are also used, the latter more frequently in inquiring after the terreiro's name. Centro invariably appears on licenses granted to terreiros registered by the Federations of Afro-Brazilian and Umbanda Cults, and is also used by those who are reluctant to register. As a rule, the terreiro contains a leader and his or her followers, generally called filhos de fe.
Keywords: terreiro, cult participants, social recognition, outsiders, configuration of prestige, Xango market
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