Bed and throne: the "museumification" of the living quarters of a candomblé priestess

This article discusses the way in which the living quarters of a famous priestess from the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé were turned into a heritage site. The Memorial de Mãe Menininha do Gantois shows that the form of the museum might be understood as a particular "language" of status...

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Главные авторы: Adinolfi, Maria Paula (Автор) ; Port, Mattijs van de 1961- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Опубликовано: [2013]
В: Material religion
Год: 2013, Том: 9, Выпуск: 3, Страницы: 282-303
Другие ключевые слова:B Mãe Menininha
B Кандомбле
B museumification
B Everyday
B Heritage
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Итог:This article discusses the way in which the living quarters of a famous priestess from the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé were turned into a heritage site. The Memorial de Mãe Menininha do Gantois shows that the form of the museum might be understood as a particular "language" of status and prestige. The site therefore allows us to discuss what happens when new actors in the public sphere pick up, appropriate, and transform this language of "museumification." Although the profane dimensions of "museumification" are hard to miss, we argue that in the case of the memorial this language does not at all diminish the sacred nature of this site, but actually articulates it in a new way.
ISSN:1751-8342
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Material religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2752/175183413X13730330868915