| Description |
1 online resource (x, 356 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
SUNY series, Afro-Latinx futures
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SUNY series, Afro-Latinx futures.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Bahia: Yoruba Diasporic Domain of Activating the Sacred -- Pierre Verger and Yoruba Ritual Altars in Brazil -- Matriarchs of Candomblé: Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, Mãe Beata de Yemonjá, and Mãe Valnizia Bianch -- Jorge Amado and Vasconcelos Maia: The Sea/River as Iemojá/Oxum's Domain -- Abdias Nascimento and Nelson Rodrigues: The Fallen Angel as Betrayal of Blackness -- Zora Seljan and Alfredo Dias Gomes: Sacred Feminine Solidarities and Sango's Revenge -- Raul Longo and Robson Pinheiro: Afro-Brazilian Deities in Literary Rituals -- Cléo Martins and Chynae: Oiá and Oxossi in Invocations and Encounters -- Filhos de Gandhi and Cortejo Afro: Candomblé in the Carnivalesque Frame -- Give Us This Day Our Daily Acarajé. |
| Summary |
"Maps manifestations of the sacred and religious syncretism in Afro-Brazilian cultural forms"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"By embracing African deities as a source of creative inspiration and resistance, Afro-Brazilians have appropriated syncretism as a means of not only popularizing African culture but also decolonizing themselves from the past shame of slavery. This book maps the role of African heritage in--and relocation of the sacred to--three sites of Brazilian cultural production: ritual altars, literature, and carnival culture."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Yoruba (African people) -- Brazil -- Rites and ceremonies.
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Yoruba (African people) |
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Brazil. |
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Rites and ceremonies. |
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Syncretism (Religion) -- Brazil.
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Syncretism (Religion) |
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Democracy -- Brazil.
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Democracy. |
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Racism -- Brazil.
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Racism. |
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Brazil -- Religion -- African influences.
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Religion. |
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Religion -- African influences. |
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Yoruba (African people) -- Rites and ceremonies. |
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Racism. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Afolabi, Niyi. Relocating the sacred. Albany : State University of New York Press, 2022 9781438490717 (DLC) 2022009663 (OCoLC)1322179140 |
| ISBN |
9781438490731 (electronic book) |
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1438490739 (electronic book) |
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9781438490717 (hardcover) |
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1438490712 (hardcover) |
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