Holy Ghost feasts in Tambor de Mina cult houses: Modes of articulations
This article is centred on the diverse modes of articulation between Tambor de Mina - the African-Brazilian religion prevalent among the Black population of São Luís (the state capital of Maranhão, Brazil) - and Holy Ghost feasts - a Catholic feast that is the most important public celebration in Ta...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2019]
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| In: |
Social compass
Year: 2019, Volume: 66, Issue: 3, Pages: 383-399 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
São Luis (Maranhão) (Region)
/ Tambor de Mina
/ Holy Spirit
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality KBR Latin America |
| Further subjects: | B
Tambor de Mina
B modes of articulation B African-Brazilian religions B Syncretism B Creativity |
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| Summary: | This article is centred on the diverse modes of articulation between Tambor de Mina - the African-Brazilian religion prevalent among the Black population of São Luís (the state capital of Maranhão, Brazil) - and Holy Ghost feasts - a Catholic feast that is the most important public celebration in Tambor de Mina cult houses. My focus is on the creative processes associated with these diverse modes of articulation. I argue that these processes are connected, on one hand, to the wider politics of boundary management between religious genres that each cult house adopts and, on the other hand, to different politics of display and containment centred on the visibility of Tambor de Mina in the public space. The article is both a contribution to recent anthropological debates on creativity and to discussions on processes of interface between different religious genres in African-Brazilian religions. Cet article examine les différents modes d'articulation entre le Tambor de Mina - la religion afro-brésilienne dominante parmi la population noire de São Luís (capitale du Maranhão, Brésil) - et les fêtes du Saint-Esprit - une fête catholique qui est la plus importante célébration publique dans les maisons de culte du Tambor de Mina. Il se centre sur les processus créatifs associés à ces différents modes d'articulation. Ces processus sont liés, d'une part, à des politiques plus larges de gestion des frontières entre genres religieux que chaque maison de culte adopte et, d'autre part, à distinctes politiques de visibilité du Tambor de Mina dans l'espace public. L'article est à la fois une contribution aux récents débats anthropologiques sur la créativité et aux discussions sur les processus d'interface entre différents genres dans les religions afro-brésiliennes. |
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| ISSN: | 1461-7404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0037768619843819 |