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Searching for Africa in Brazil : power and tradition in candomblé. Stefania Capone. translated from the French by Lucy Lyall Grant

Capone, Stefania Lyall Grant, Lucy 2010

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Title:
Searching for Africa in Brazil : power and tradition in candomblé. Stefania Capone. translated from the French by Lucy Lyall Grant
Author: Capone, Stefania
Lyall Grant, Lucy
Subjects: Cultes afro-brésiliens;
Dieux afro-brésiliens;
Noirs -- Religion -- Brésil;
Cults -- Brazil;
Gods, Afro-Brazilian;
Blacks -- Religion -- Brazil
Description: Bibliogr. p. 297-310. Index
The messenger of the gods : Exu in Afro-Brazilian religions The spirits of darkness : Exu and Pombagira in Umbanda The religious continuum Reorganizing sacred space Contesting power Exu and the anthropologists In search of lost origins Which Africa? which tradition?
Publisher: Durham NC : Duke University Press, 2010
Creation Date: 2010
Format: 1 vol. (XIV-316 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Language: English;French

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