Nagô Grandma and White Papa : Candomblé and the creation of Afro-Brazilian identity /

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In this signal work in Brazilian anthropology and African diaspora studies, Dantas compares the formation of religious traditions and ethnic identities in the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia, revealing how they diverged from each other due to their different social and political contexts and n...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dantas, Beatriz Góis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Portugués
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009.
Series:Latin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução.
Subjects:
Afro-Brazilian cults.
Candomblé (Religion) > Brazil > Bahia (State)
Candomblé (Religion) > Brazil > Sergipe.
Yoruba (African people) > Brazil > Folklore.
Black people > Brazil > Ethnic identity.
Cultes afro-brésiliens.
Candomblé > Brésil > Bahia (État)
Candomblé > Brésil > Sergipe.
RELIGION > Ethnic & Tribal.
Afro-Brazilian cults
Black people > Ethnic identity
Candomblé (Religion)
Religion
Yoruba (African people)
Brazil > Religion.
Brazil
Brazil > Bahia (State)
Brazil > Sergipe
Folklore
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:In this signal work in Brazilian anthropology and African diaspora studies, Dantas compares the formation of religious traditions and ethnic identities in the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia, revealing how they diverged from each other due to their different social and political contexts and needs. This volume makes the book, originally published in Brazil, available in English for the first time.
Physical Description:1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.
ISBN:9780807898482
0807898481
9781469605487
1469605481
0807831778
9780807831779
0807859753
9780807859759

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