Spirit song : Afro-Brazilian religious music and boundaries
Gidal, MarcAuthor
This volume explains how a multi-faith community in Brazil uses music both to combine and segregate three Afro-Brazilian religions: Batuque, Umbanda, and Quimbanda. It is a book-length study in English about music in Afro-Brazilian religions, which have synthesized African religions, folk Catholicism, Amerindian traditions, and in some cases European Spiritism.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume explains how a multi-faith community in Brazil uses music both to combine and segregate three Afro-Brazilian religions: Batuque, Umbanda, and Quimbanda. It is a book-length study in English about music in Afro-Brazilian religions, which have synthesized African religions, folk Catholicism, Amerindian traditions, and in some cases European Spiritism.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 27, 2016).
Batuque music
Quimbanda music
Umbanda music
Batuque (Cult)
Quimbanda (Cult)
Umbanda (Cult)
Music History & Criticism, Vocal
Music
Music, Dance, Drama & Film