As Senhoras do pássaro da noite
Subtitle: escritos sobre a religião dos orixás V
By: Carlos Eugênio Marcondes de Moura, org. ; ilustrações de Carybé.
Contributors: Moura, Carlos Eugênio Marcondes de.
Publisher: AM; Edusp
Published: 1994
Place of publication: São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Language: por
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Candomblé (Religion); Orishas -- Brazil.
Description: "Collection of essays by specialists on the orixás African-American religion describes religion's mythic foundation, traditional institutions, and ritual practices as observed in Africa, Brazil, and Cuba. Includes diverse analyses and interpretations of rituals and beliefs, the history of cults, and an up-to-date bibliography. Useful for specialists and researchers, and for initiates in Afro-Brazilian religions"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Some articles previously published between 1965 and 1990.