In this Book
- The Formation of Candomblé: Vodun History and Ritual in Brazil
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
summary
Interweaving three centuries of transatlantic religious and social history with historical and present-day ethnography, Luis Nicolau Pares traces the formation of Candomble, one of the most influential African-derived religious forms in the African diaspora, with practitioners today centered in Brazil but also living in Europe and elsewhere in the Americas. Originally published in Brazil and not available in English, The Formation of Candomble reveals cultural changes that have occurred in religious practices within Africa, as well as those caused by the displacement of enslaved Africans in the Americas.
Departing from the common assumption that Candomble originated in the Yoruba orixa (orisha) worship, Pares highlights the critical role of the vodun religious practices in its formation process. Vodun traditions were brought by enslaved Africans of Dahomean origin, known as the "Jeje" nation in Brazil since the early eighteenth century. The book concludes with Pares's account of present-day Jeje temples in Bahia, which serves as the first written record of the oral traditions and ritual of this particular nation of Candomble.
Departing from the common assumption that Candomble originated in the Yoruba orixa (orisha) worship, Pares highlights the critical role of the vodun religious practices in its formation process. Vodun traditions were brought by enslaved Africans of Dahomean origin, known as the "Jeje" nation in Brazil since the early eighteenth century. The book concludes with Pares's account of present-day Jeje temples in Bahia, which serves as the first written record of the oral traditions and ritual of this particular nation of Candomble.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. 2-7
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xix-xx
- Note on Names and Abbreviations
- pp. xxi-xxii
- Abbreviations
- pp. xxiii-xxvi
- 7 The Jeje Pantheon and Its Transformations
- pp. 208-243
- Conclusion
- pp. 291-296
- Bibliography
- pp. 351-368
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469612638
Related ISBN(s)
9780807833117, 9781469610924, 9781469610931
MARC Record
OCLC
861692424
Pages
424
Launched on MUSE
2013-11-15
Language
English
Open Access
No