Black Atlantic religion : tradition, transnationalism, and matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé /

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Candomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religion with major counterparts in Nigeria, Benin, Haiti, Cuba, Trinidad and the US, utilising sacrifical rituals and spirit possession to persuade the gods to empower and defend their followers.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Matory, James Lorand
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Candomblé (Religion)
Candomblé.
RELIGION > Ethnic & Tribal.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Candomblé
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The English professors of Brazil. On the diasporic roots of the Yorùbá nation
  • The Trans-Atlantic nation. Rethinking nations and transnationalism
  • Purity and transnationalism. On the transformation of ritual in the Yorùbá-Atlantic diaspora
  • Candomblé's newest nation: Brazil
  • Para Inglês Ver. Sex, secrecy, and scholarship in the Yorùbá-Atlantic world
  • Man in the "city of women"
  • Conclusion: The Afro-Atlantic dialogue
  • Appendix A: Geechees and gullahs. The locus classicus of African "survivals" in the United States
  • Appendix B: The origins of the term "Jeje."

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