Oríkì depois do Atlântico: palavra que guarda a memória.

Abstract

This study intends to analyze the theoretical definitions produced regarding Oríkì, especially the Oríkì of Orisha, which I define as black ritual philopoetics, and to compare them with the thinking of guardians of terreiro oral tradition and interlocutors in this research: Ebomi Cici of Oxalá and Equede Sinha of Xangô. The approach of this research is qualitative, critical, dialogical, and participatory in nature. It investigates the existence and circulation of Oríkì Orisha, beyond literary classification, understanding it as a documentary source of black resistance in the African diaspora and considering its poetic and ritual functions. To achieve this, it was necessary to understand what part of the oral tradition, also enshrined by these women, has maintained in relation to the theme, in a non-traditional way, given my religious affiliation. To this end, I carried out: 1) bibliographic review; 2) description and systematization of the bibliography; 3) semi-structured interviews and joint analysis with the priestesses. The field of studies on Oríkì is still developing, and the diversity of definitions found is due both to its ongoing development and to the constitutive plurality of this black ritual philopoetics. The results demonstrated that the interlocutors define Oríkì Orisha in a way more aligned with the definitions of Yoruba authors than those published in Brazil, highlighting mainly its pedagogical and ritual function.