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

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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Main Author: Matory, James L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ [u.a.] Princeton Univ. Press 2005
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:VIII, 383 S. Ill.
ISBN:0691059438
0691059446

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