Multiple Space-Times of Transnational Mediumship: Case Studies in Afro-Brazilian Religions
Subjective processes of change, dreams, dance, theater representations, translations, and memories of local and global heritage—all of these things are a kind of grammar of a particular form of mediumship practiced in Germany in candomblé. I have observed these practices in my fieldwork since 2009....
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Molnar & Kelemen Oriental Publ.
2021
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Shaman
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 5-20 |
| Summary: | Subjective processes of change, dreams, dance, theater representations, translations, and memories of local and global heritage—all of these things are a kind of grammar of a particular form of mediumship practiced in Germany in candomblé. I have observed these practices in my fieldwork since 2009. New forms of sacred agency in bodily practices, the different bodies moving in dance, music, and theater, and even the processes of transnationalization themselves are crucial in enabling us to think about how, through improvisation and creativity, these religious practices are recreated in many guises and across borders. |
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| ISSN: | 1216-7827 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Shaman
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