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  • Axé as the cornerstone of Candomblé philosophy and its significance for an understanding of well-being (bem estar)

  • Bettina E. Schmidt
  • Journal:
    Religious Studies , First View
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    15 February 2024, pp. 1-13
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  • According to Candomblé, axé is present in every living being and is necessary to life. To develop and maintain a sense of well-being, one must maintain a balanced level of axé which is linked to a reciprocal relationship between human beings and orixás (African deities). This article will explore the link between the spiritual force axé and well-being (bem estar) within Candomblé philosophy. Starting with explaining axé within the context of Candomblé and its concept of personhood, the article will reflect in the latter part on the concept of well-being from the perspective of axé and put forward an argument for the inclusion of Candomblé in philosophy of religion.

  • 7 - Conclusion

  • Marloes Janson
  • Book:
    Crossing Religious Boundaries
    Published online:
    16 September 2021
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    10 June 2021, pp 184-196

  • Summary

    Chrislam, NASFAT, Ijo Orunmila, the Grail Movement, and Eckankar’s crossing of religious boundaries raises the larger question as to what ‘religion’ is. While the focus in the previous chapters was on rethinking established ways of studying religion in order to offer a fresh perspective on religious pluralism, Chapter 7 asks what place ‘religion’ has in the anthropology of religion. I conclude that by charting the idiosyncratic ways in which religion is lived in the megacity – often marked by ambiguity, inconsistency, and contradiction – we can develop new ground in the field of religion from which something fresh can sprout.