Power and Tradition in Candomblé
by
Stefania Capone Laffitte
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2010
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...