Latin America in translation/en traducción/em tradução
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.
Introduction -- The configuration of prestige in the Xangô Terreiros -- Nagô speaks of itself -- Nagô speaks of "the others" -- The construction and meaning of "Nagô purity" -- Uses of Africa by the Nagô Terreiro.
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In this signal work in Brazilian anthropology and African diaspora studies, Dantas compares the formation of religious traditions and ethnic identities in the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia, revealing how they diverged from each other due to their different social and political contexts and needs. This volume makes the book, originally published in Brazil, available in English for the first time.
JSTOR
22573/ctt617dn
Nagô Grandma and White Papa.
9780807831779
Vovó Nagô e Papai Branco.
English
Candomblé and the creation of Afro-Brazilian identity