The development of Yoruba Candomble communities in Salvador, Bahia, 1835-1986 /

This project is an attempt to bring together the many fragments of history concerning the Yoruba religious community and their rise to prominence in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, from the mid-nineteenth to the late-twentieth centuries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alonso, Miguel C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Colección:Afro-Latin@ diasporas.
Temas:
Candomblae (Religion) > Brazil > Salvador > History.
Yoruba (African people) > Brazil > Salvador > History.
Yoruba (Peuple d'Afrique) > Brésil > Salvador > Histoire.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Yoruba (African people)
Salvador (Brazil) > Religious life and customs.
Brazil > Salvador
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction How the Yoruba Became Nagô; Chapter 1 The African Nations of Salvador; Chapter 2 The Dispersal of the Yoruba People; Chapter 3 The Institutionalization of Yoruba Female Power in Nagô Candomble; Chapter 4 Self-Defense Strategies in Bahian Candomble in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries; Chapter 5 The Reassertion of Male Participation in the Candomble Priesthood; Chapter 6 The Popularization of Candomble in the Mid- to Late Twentieth Century; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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