Religion and the Politics of Ethnic Identity in Bahia, Brazil /

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Brazilians of African descent draw upon both Christian and African diasporic religions to construct their racial identities in a variety of intriguing ways. Focusing on the Reconcavo region of northeastern Brazil - known for its rich Afro-Brazilian traditions and as a center of racial consciousness...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Selka, Stephen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Ethnizität.
Politik.
Religion.
Religion
Ethnische Identität
Religion and politics.
Ethnicity > Religious aspects.
Ethnicity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Ethnicite > Aspect religieux.
Ethnicite > Bresil > Salvador.
Religion et politique > Bresil > Salvador.
Ethnicity > Brazil > Salvador.
Religion and politics > Brazil > Salvador.
Schwarze.
Bahia (Staat)
Bahia
Brazil > Salvador.
Brazil.
Salvador (Brazil) > Religion.
Brazil > Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Religion and Race in Brazil
  • Catholicism and Afro-Brazilian Identity
  • Candomble, Afro-Brazilian Culture, and Anti-Racism
  • Alternative Identities, Emergent Politics
  • The Politics of Afro-Brazilian Identity.

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