Mãe Bete, sacerdotisa de Umbanda aos 60 anos: o destino de um Ori como experiência de encontro entre a vivência colonial e decolonial

Mother Bete, priestess of Umbanda at 60 years old: the destiny of an Ori as an experience of encounter between the colonial and decolonial experience

Abstract

In this text, Mãe Bete talks about her experience as a priestess of Umbanda, giving us a small example of the richness that accompanies the trajectories of the Fathers and Mothers of Saint who courageously lead the temples of Afro-Brazilian religions – experiencing the struggle against colonizing thinking on a daily basis. – in the context of heightened prejudice that has marked recent decades in Brazil.