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    El tambor en el Candomblé: músicas afro-latinoamericanas, trance y religiosidad.
    (InstrumentUM, 2026) Ares Yebra, Javier; Sin departamento asociado
    This article reflects on the sacred meaning of the drum in Candomblé through an interdisciplinary methodological approach that integrates comparative religious history, ethnomusicology, and decolonial theory. Using the concept of hierophany, the drum is analyzed beyond its sonic dimension, as an object that makes the sacred present, reconfiguring time, space, and (inter)subjectivity during the worship ceremony of the Orishas. The decolonial perspective adopted in this research provides tools to revalue historically marginalized knowledge and challenges traditional epistemological frameworks that have tended to exoticize and reduce the syncretism and complexity of Afro-Brazilian religious experiences. This theoretical and methodological framework also enables the study of the drum culture in Candomblé as a relational practice that connects body, community, and memory. The conclusions emphasize that, in addition to being a manifestation of the sacred, the drum serves as a central element in the religious experience of the Orisha worship, a bridge between the human and the divine, through which individual and collective identities can be woven. The research demonstrates that understanding these practices requires a critical perspective that recognizes their own rationality and their legitimacy within non-subordinated epistemic frameworks. The drum is not only a ritual object but also a fundamental symbolic and spiritual operator in Afro-descendant religious ceremonies.