Race, faith and cake: foodways at a Festa de Divino Espírito Santo
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. T...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
[2017]
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| In: |
Culture and religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 448-473 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
São Luis (Bundesstaat Maranhão)
/ Brazilians
/ Blacks
/ Candomblé
/ Religious festival
/ Food
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements KBR Latin America |
| Further subjects: | B
Maranhão
B Candomblé B Tambor de Mina B Heritage Tourism B Brazil B Foodways B Syncretism |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (doi) |
