From crime to art. Contradictions in the cultural transformation of Afro-Brazilian Candomblé
The Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé radically changed in the twentieth century. From being persecuted as crime and sorcery, it has become identified as culture. Its objects and images have become works of art. This article presents this process of ‘culturalization’ through objects and images. This...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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| In: |
Social compass
Year: 2020, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 238-251 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Brazil
/ Candomblé
/ Enculturation
/ Cultic object
/ Holiness (motif)
/ Materiality
/ Religious change
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements KBR Latin America |
| Further subjects: | B
Candomblé
B religion matérielle B Material Religion B Images B Objects B objets B Culture |
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| Summary: | The Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé radically changed in the twentieth century. From being persecuted as crime and sorcery, it has become identified as culture. Its objects and images have become works of art. This article presents this process of ‘culturalization’ through objects and images. This transformation, however, resulted in some contradictions, that left some of these objects in ambiguous positions. This case study aims to contribute to current debates on the agency of objects and images in material religion. La religion afro-brésilienne du Candomblé a radicalement changé au cours du 20e siècle. De la persécution en tant que crime et sorcellerie, elle est devenue une culture. Ses objets et ses images sont devenues des œuvres d’art. Cette article présente ce processus de « culturisation » à travers les objets et les images. Cette transformation a toutefois entraîné des contradictions qui ont placé certains de ces objets dans des positions ambiguës. Cette étude de cas vise à contribuer aux débats actuels sur l’agentivité des objets et des images dans la religion matérielle. |
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| ISSN: | 1461-7404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0037768620917090 |