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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Matory, James Lorand
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Candomblé (Religion)
Candomblé.
RELIGION > Ethnic & Tribal.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Candomblé
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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