Interweaving three centuries of transatlantic religious and social history with historical and present-day ethnography; Luis Nicolau Pares traces the formation of Candomble; one of the most influential African-derived religious forms in the African diaspora; with practitioners today centered in Brazil but also living in Europe and elsewhere in the Americas. Originally published in Brazil and not available in English; The Formation of Candomble reveals cultural changes that have occurred in religious practices within Africa; as well as those caused by the displacement of enslaved Africans in the Americas. Departing from the common assumption that Candomble originated in the Yoruba orixa (orisha) worship; Pares highlights the critical role of the vodun religious practices in its formation process. Vodun traditions were brought by enslaved Africans of Dahomean origin; known as the "Jeje" nation in Brazil since the early eighteenth century. The book concludes with Pares's account of present-day Jeje temples in Bahia; which serves as the first written record of the oral traditions and ritual of this particular nation of Candomble.
#4589528 in Books CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2012-06-13Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .35 x 5.50l; .41 #File Name: 1466243546154 pages
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