New Earth: Fantasy Pantheon Inspired by Afro-Brazilian Religion
In this research report I describe how I used a decolonial framework to design a pantheon, the faith system and temples based on Afro-Brazilian religions known as Candomblé and Umbanda for a fantasy setting of the role-playing game New Earth (2013), in which the oppressed defeat the colonizers and e...
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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) |
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2021
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| In: |
Gamevironments
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Pages: 170-197 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Spielwissenschaft
/ Spieleentwicklerin
/ Computer game
/ Video game
/ Fantasyrole-playing
/ Umbanda
/ Candomblé
/ Pantheon
/ Decolonisation
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements KBR Latin America ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
gamevironments
B 200 B Afro-Brazilian religion B Decoloniality B Game Design |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | In this research report I describe how I used a decolonial framework to design a pantheon, the faith system and temples based on Afro-Brazilian religions known as Candomblé and Umbanda for a fantasy setting of the role-playing game New Earth (2013), in which the oppressed defeat the colonizers and establish a culture based on their mixed ancestries. |
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| ISSN: | 2364-382X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Gamevironments
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26092/ELIB/922 |
