RT Article
T1 Race, faith and cake: foodways at a Festa de Divino Espírito Santo
JF Culture and religion
VO 18
IS 4
SP 448
OP 473
A1 Barton, Scott Alves
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1569907366
AB I argue for the power and value of food and foodways as an assertion of identity politics. A Festa de Divino Espírito Santo, the Afro-Catholic festival of the Holy Spirit, is quite prominent in the liturgical calendar of the Tambor de Mina and Candomblé communities of Sao Luis do Maranhão, Brazil. This intersection of religio-cultural syncretism, glocal tourism and commensality asserts African-Brazilian racial identity and fealty. This multidisciplinary ethnography will include historical analysis of corresponding religious traditions and tourist marketing messages. Additionally, it identifies the role and indigenous knowledge of women supplicants, and how the festival is a marker of Maranhensidade (Maranhão-ness).
K1 Brazil
K1 Candomblé
K1 Foodways
K1 Heritage Tourism
K1 Maranhão
K1 Syncretism
K1 Tambor de Mina
DO 10.1080/14755610.2017.1376693