Black Catholicism in Brazil

Studies of Afro-Brazilian religion have tended to focus on Candomblé and other African-derived religions, and this is especially true in studies focused on the northeastern state of Bahia. Indeed, Bahia has long been imagined as a kind of living museum where African culture has been preserved in the...

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Main Author: Selka, Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2014
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 287-295
Further subjects:B Candomblé
B Afro-Brazilian religion
B Brazil
B African Diaspora
B Catholicism
B Christianity
B Bahia
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