Religion and the Politics of Ethnic Identity in Bahia, Brazil [electronic resource] /
Selka, Stephen.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2007.
A fascinating look at the role religion plays in struggles over identity and racism in Brazil
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Table of Contents vii; List of Figures viii; Acknowledgments ix; 1 Introduction 1; 2 Religion and Race in Brazil 9; 3 Catholicism and Afro-Brazilian Identity 48; 4 Candomblé, Afro-Brazilian Culture, and Anti-Racism 73; 5 Alternative Identities, Emergent Politics 97; 6 The Politics of Afro-Brazilian Identity 120; Notes 153; References 157; Index 169
A fascinating look at the role religion plays in struggles over identity and racism in Brazil
Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-168) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Ethnicity
Ethnicity
Religion and politics