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Sacred Leaves Of Candombl
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Author : Robert A. Voeks
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Sacred Leaves Of Candombl written by Robert A. Voeks and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Nature categories.
Winner, Hubert Herring Book Award, Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies Candomblé, an African religious and healing tradition that spread to Brazil during the slave trade, relies heavily on the use of plants in its spiritual and medicinal practices. When its African adherents were forcibly transplanted to the New World, they faced the challenge not only of maintaining their culture and beliefs in the face of European domination but also of finding plants with similar properties to the ones they had used in Africa. This book traces the origin, diffusion, medicinal use, and meaning of Candomblé's healing pharmacopoeia—the sacred leaves. Robert Voeks examines such topics as the biogeography of Africa and Brazil, the transference—and transformation—of Candomblé as its adherents encountered both native South American belief systems and European Christianity, and the African system of medicinal plant classification that allowed Candomblé to survive and even thrive in the New World. This research casts new light on topics ranging from the creation of African American cultures to tropical rain forest healing floras.
Secrets Gossip And Gods
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Author : Paul Christopher Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2002
Secrets Gossip And Gods written by Paul Christopher Johnson and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In this wide-ranging book Paul Christopher Johnson explores the changing, hidden face of the Afro-Brazilian indigenous religion of Candomblé. Despite its importance in Brazilian society, Candomblé has received far less attention than its sister religions Vodou and Santeria. Johnson seeks to fill this void by offering a comprehensive look at the development, beliefs, and practices of Candomblé and exploring its transformation from a secret society of slaves--hidden, persecuted, and marginalized--to a public religion that is very much a part of Brazilian culture. Johnson traces this historical shift and locates the turning point in the creation of Brazilian national identity and a public sphere in the first half of the twentieth century. His major focus is on the ritual practice of secrecy in Candomblé. Like Vodou and Santeria and the African Yoruba religion from which they are descended, Candomblé features a hierarchic series of initiations, with increasing access to secret knowledge at each level. As Johnson shows, the nature and uses of secrecy evolved with the religion. First, secrecy was essential to a society that had to remain hidden from authorities. Later, when Candomblé became known and actively persecuted, its secrecy became a form of resistance as well as an exotic hidden power desired by elites. Finally, as Candomblé became a public religion and a vital part of Brazilian culture, the debate increasingly turned away from the secrets themselves and toward their possessors. It is speech about secrets, and not the content of those secrets, that is now most important in building status, legitimacy and power in Candomblé. Offering many first hand accounts of the rites and rituals of contemporary Candomblé, this book provides insight into this influential but little-studied group, while at the same time making a valuable contribution to our understanding of the relationship between religion and society.
Bastide On Religion
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Author : Michel Despland
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-12-18
Bastide On Religion written by Michel Despland and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-18 with Religion categories.
Roger Bastide developed the theory of acculturation which provides a framework for understanding contact between different cultures and beliefs. 'Bastide on Religion' offers a clear introduction to the life and work of this influential scholar. The volume focuses on Bastide's study of Afro-Brazilian religions, in particular his study of Candomble, a religion born from the contact between African and Brazilian cultures. The book outlines Bastide's work on acculturation, his concept of the relationship between religion and culture, and his challenge to many dominant approaches to economic development.
Searching For Africa In Brazil
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Author : Stefania Capone Laffitte
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2010-05-17
Searching For Africa In Brazil written by Stefania Capone Laffitte and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-17 with Religion categories.
Searching for Africa in Brazil is a learned exploration of tradition and change in Afro-Brazilian religions. Focusing on the convergence of anthropologists’ and religious leaders’ exegeses, Stefania Capone argues that twentieth-century anthropological research contributed to the construction of an ideal Afro-Brazilian religious orthodoxy identified with the Nagô (Yoruba) cult in the northeastern state of Bahia. In contrast to other researchers, Capone foregrounds the agency of Candomblé leaders. She demonstrates that they successfully imposed their vision of Candomblé on anthropologists, reshaping in their own interest narratives of Afro-Brazilian religious practice. The anthropological narratives were then taken as official accounts of religious orthodoxy by many practitioners of Afro-Brazilian religions in Brazil. Capone draws on ten years of ethnographic fieldwork in Salvador de Bahia and Rio de Janeiro as she demonstrates that there is no pure or orthodox Afro-Brazilian religion. Challenging the usual interpretations of Afro-Brazilian religions as fixed entities, completely independent of one another, Capone reveals these practices as parts of a unique religious continuum. She does so through an analysis of ritual variations as well as discursive practices. To illuminate the continuum of Afro-Brazilian religious practice and the tensions between exegetic discourses and ritual practices, Capone focuses on the figure of Exu, the sacred African trickster who allows communication between gods and men. Following Exu and his avatars, she discloses the centrality of notions of prestige and power—mystical and religious—in Afro-Brazilian religions. To explain how religious identity is constantly negotiated among social actors, Capone emphasizes the agency of practitioners and their political agendas in the “return to roots,” or re-Africanization, movement, an attempt to recover the original purity of a mythical and legitimizing Africa.
The Formation Of Candomble
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Author : Luis Nicolau Parés
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2013
The Formation Of Candomble written by Luis Nicolau Parés and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Formation of Candomble: Vodun History and Ritual in Brazil"
Capoeira And Candombl
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Author : Floyd Merrell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Capoeira And Candombl written by Floyd Merrell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Capoeira is a unique music-dance-sport-play activity created by African slaves, and Candomble is a hybrid religion combining Catholic and African beliefs and practices. Together, they make up a coherent form of life in Brazil. This study involves the author's practice of and reflections on the arts of Capoeira and Candomble.
Ecstatic Encounters
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Author : Mattijs van de Port
language : en
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Release Date : 2011
Ecstatic Encounters written by Mattijs van de Port and has been published by Amsterdam University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Social Science categories.
"Reality does not comply with our narrations of it. And that is most certainly the case with the narrations produced in academia. An anthropologist in Bahia, Brazil, fears to become possessed by the spirits he had come to study; falls madly in love withan 'informant'; finds himself baffled by the sayings of a clairvoyant; and has to come to grips with the murder of one of his best friends. Unsettling events that do not belong to the orderly world of scientific research, yet leave their imprint on the way the anthropologist comes to understand the world. REflecting on his long research experience with the spirit possession cult Candomblâe, the author shows, in a probing manner, how definitions of reality always require the exclusion of certain perceptions, experiences and insights. And yet, this 'rest-of-what-is' turns out to be an inexhaustible source of amazement, seduction and renewal." --P [4] of cover.
Black Atlantic Religion
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Author : J. Lorand Matory
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009-02-09
Black Atlantic Religion written by J. Lorand Matory and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-09 with Social Science categories.
Black Atlantic Religion illuminates the mutual transformation of African and African-American cultures, highlighting the example of the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé religion. This book contests both the recent conviction that transnationalism is new and the long-held supposition that African culture endures in the Americas only among the poorest and most isolated of black populations. In fact, African culture in the Americas has most flourished among the urban and the prosperous, who, through travel, commerce, and literacy, were well exposed to other cultures. Their embrace of African religion is less a "survival," or inert residue of the African past, than a strategic choice in their circum-Atlantic, multicultural world. With counterparts in Nigeria, the Benin Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Trinidad, and the United States, Candomblé is a religion of spirit possession, dance, healing, and blood sacrifice. Most surprising to those who imagine Candomblé and other such religions as the products of anonymous folk memory is the fact that some of this religion's towering leaders and priests have been either well-traveled writers or merchants, whose stake in African-inspired religion was as much commercial as spiritual. Morever, they influenced Africa as much as Brazil. Thus, for centuries, Candomblé and its counterparts have stood at the crux of enormous transnational forces. Vividly combining history and ethnography, Matory spotlights a so-called "folk" religion defined not by its closure or internal homogeneity but by the diversity of its connections to classes and places often far away. Black Atlantic Religion sets a new standard for the study of transnationalism in its subaltern and often ancient manifestations.
The Demystified Candombl Trilogy
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Author : Carlos Duarte Junior
language : en
Publisher: CARLOS AUGUSTO RAMOS DUARTE JUNIOR
Release Date : 2023-11-09
The Demystified Candombl Trilogy written by Carlos Duarte Junior and has been published by CARLOS AUGUSTO RAMOS DUARTE JUNIOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-09 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
**Title: Demystifying Candomblé** **Author: Carlos Duarte Junior** **Description:** 🌟 Embark on a fascinating journey to unravel the secrets of Candomblé with this complete collection. Bringing together the acclaimed three volumes - "Demystifying Candomblé: A Guide for the Curious," "Candomblé and its Revisited Origins," and "Demystifying Candomblé: Getting to Know the Orixás and their Deities" - this unique work offers a profound exploration of the rich religious and cultural tradition of Candomblé. 🌟 **Volume 1 - A Guide for the Curious:** Discover the foundations of Candomblé, its practices, rituals, and beliefs. Ideal for those who wish to understand the fundamental principles of this Afro-Brazilian religion. 📜🕊️ **Volume 2 - Revisited Origins:** Travel back in time to the African roots of Candomblé and understand how this religion established itself in Brazil, resisting the adversities of history. 🌍🕰️ **Volume 3 - Getting to Know the Orixás:** Delve into the pantheon of Orixás, the deities of Candomblé, and explore their stories, symbolism, and influence on the lives of practitioners. 🌌🙌 Together, these volumes form a comprehensive guide that will captivate both the curious and enthusiasts of Candomblé. 📚✨ Author Carlos Duarte Junior shares his expertise with an accessible and engaging approach, making this work an essential reference for anyone looking to understand and appreciate the spiritual and cultural richness of Candomblé. 🧠🌍 Whether you are a researcher seeking knowledge or someone looking for a deeper connection with this tradition, "Demystifying Candomblé" is your gateway to a world of wisdom, spirituality, and respect for religious diversity. 🚪🌞
Initiation Into Candombl
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Author : Zeca Ligiéro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-08-01
Initiation Into Candombl written by Zeca Ligiéro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Brazil categories.
Candomble is an African-Brazilian religion that has over two million adherents throughout Brazil, but also in the Americas and in Europe. Despite the popularity of Candomble, many people still confuse the religion with a cult, or perceive it as part of other religions, such as Spiritualism, Umbanda, or even non-orthodox Catholicism. Candomble is an independent religion with a composite philosophical base derived from a number African cultures, and has its own corpus of orally-transmitted texts, ancient rituals, and organic lifestyle. Initiation into Candomble takes the reader through the foundational ideas and practices of this composite religion, guided by an author who is not only a scholar but also a practitioner of Candomble.