Winner; Hubert Herring Book Award; Pacific Coast Council on Latin American StudiesCandomblé; 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.
#1764671 in Books 1995-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x .74 x 7.01l; 1.36 #File Name: 0292724896351 pagesISBN13: 9780292724891Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good bookBy gmwWhat can you say about a book; it is what I chose to read. Well researched and well written.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Hot TitleBy Michele MurphyMy third copy. I keep loaning it out; and it never comes back.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Awesome BookBy C. ByrdThis book really helps you visualize the area and has alot of the documentation referenced. A must have for researchers of the area. The history is wonderful
