Nagô Grandma and White Papa
Subtitle: Candomblé and the creation of Afro-Brazilian identity
By: Beatriz Góis Dantas ; translated by Stephen Berg.
Series: Translation of the books in the series Latin America in translation
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780807831779; 9780807859759
Subjects: Afro-Brazilian cults; Brazil -- Religion
Work titles: Vovó Nagô e Papai Branco.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The configuration of prestige in the Terreiros of Xang?; title: Nagô speaks of itself; title: speaks of "the others"; title: The construction and meaning of "Nagô purity"; title: Uses of Africa by the Nagô Terreiro; title: Conclusion.