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Reinventing religions : syncretism and transformation in Africa and the Americas / edited by Sidney M. Greenfield and André Droogers.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Greenfield, Sidney M.
Droogers, André.
American Anthropological Association. Meeting 1995 : Washington, D.C.)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Black people--Religion--Congresses.
Black people.
Syncretism (Religion)--Brazil--Congresses.
Syncretism (Religion).
Syncretism (Religion)--Caribbean Area--Congresses.
Syncretism (Religion)--Nigeria--Congresses.
Afro-Brazilian religions--Congresses.
Afro-Brazilian religions.
Brazil--Religion--Congresses.
Brazil.
Caribbean Area--Religion--Congresses.
Caribbean Area.
Syncretism (Religion)--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Congresses.
Syncretism (Religion)--Latin America--Congresses.
Black people--Religion--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Congresses.
Syncretism (Religion)--Congresses.
Genre:
Conference papers and proceedings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (232 p. ) ill. ;
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2001.
Language Note:
English
Contents:
Recovering and reconstructing syncretism / André Droogers and Sidney M. Greenfield
A Yoruba healer as syncretic specialist / Frank A. Salamone
Population growth, industrialization and the proliferation of syncretized religions in Brazil / Sidney M. Greenfield
Ethnicity, purity, the market and syncretism in Afro-Brazilian cults / Roberto Motta
Religious syncretism in an Afro-Brazilian cult house / Sergio F. Ferretti
The presence of non-African spirits in an Afro-Brazilian religion / Mundicarmo M.R. Ferretti
The reinterpretation of Africa / Sidney M. Greenfield
Possession and syncretism / Inger Sjørslev
Joana's story / André Droogers
Ragga cowboys / Werner Zips
Polyvocality and constructions of syncretism in Winti / Ineke van Wetering
Seeking syncretism / Morton Klass.
Notes:
Papers originally presented at a session of the 1995 meeting of the American Anthropological Association.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-585-38363-4

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