Ikomojade

a primeira vez que nascemos

Abstract

The article aims to problematize the undestanding of one of the initiatory ceremonies of Afrodiasporic religions of Yoruba origin, known as ikomojade. The central argument argues that it is not a baptism, as it is often treatead, but a public presentation of the children who have just been born. The main implication of this approach is to avoid any possible syncretic approach, distinguishing ikomojade from other religious traditions.