The Formation of Candomblé: Vodun History and Ritual in Brazil

(Part of the Latin America in Translation Series)

by Luis Nicolau Pares

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Interweaving three centuries of transatlantic religious and social history with historical and present-day ethnography, Luis Nicolau Pares traces the formation of Candomble, one of the most influential African-derived religious forms in the African diaspora, with practitioners today centered in Brazil but also living in Europe and elsewhere in the Americas. Originally published in Brazil and not available in English, The Formation of Candomble...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1469610922

ISBN13:9781469610924

Release Date:November 2013

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:424 Pages

Weight:1.34 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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History Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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