Black Atlantic religion : tradition, transnationalism, and matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé /

Matory, James Lorand.

Black Atlantic religion : tradition, transnationalism, and matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé / J. Lorand Matory. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005. - 1 online resource (viii, 383 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-368) and index.

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."

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.

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22573/ctt11bq6 JSTOR


Candomblé (Religion)
Candomblé.
RELIGION--Ethnic & Tribal.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
Candomblé (Religion)
Candomblé
Candomblé.


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