Relocating the Sacred : African Divinities and Brazilian Cultural Hybridities / Niyi Afolabi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Afolabi, Niyi, author.

Series:

SUNY series, Afro-Latinx futures.

SUNY Series, Afro-Latinx Futures Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Brazil.

Democracy.

Racism--Brazil.

Racism.

Syncretism (Religion).

Yoruba (African people)--Rites and ceremonies.

Yoruba (African people).

Brazil--Religion--African influences.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2022]

Summary:

Maps manifestations of the sacred and religious syncretism in Afro-Brazilian cultural forms.

Contents:

Bahia: Yoruba Diasporic Domain of Activating the Sacred

Pierre Verger and Yoruba Ritual Altars in Brazil

Matriarchs of Candomblé: Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, Mãe Beata de Yemonjá, and Mãe Valnizia Bianch

Jorge Amado and Vasconcelos Maia: The Sea/River as Iemojá/Oxum's Domain

Abdias Nascimento and Nelson Rodrigues: The Fallen Angel as Betrayal of Blackness

Zora Seljan and Alfredo Dias Gomes: Sacred Feminine Solidarities and Sango's Revenge

Raul Longo and Robson Pinheiro: Afro-Brazilian Deities in Literary Rituals

Cléo Martins and Chynae: Oiá and Oxossi in Invocations and Encounters

Filhos de Gandhi and Cortejo Afro: Candomblé in the Carnivalesque Frame

Give Us This Day Our Daily Acarajé.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Afolabi, Niyi Relocating the Sacred

ISBN:

9781438490731