original West African religions,there is also Umbanda which blends Catholic and KardecistSpiritism beliefs with African beliefs. Candomble, Batuquecloser to the original West African religions, there is also Umbanda whichblends Catholic and Kardecist Spiritism beliefs with African beliefs.Candomble, Batuque, Xango and Tamborde Mina were originally brought by black slaves shipped fromAfrica to Brazil. These black slaves would summon their gods, called Orixas, Vodousor Inkices with chants and dances they had brought from Africa. These religionshave been persecuted in the past, mainly due to Catholic influence. However,Brazilian government has legalized them. In current practice, Umbanda followersleave offerings of food, candles and flowers in public places for the spirits.The Candomble terreiros are more hidden from general view, except in famousfestivals such as Iemanja Festival and the Waters of Oxala in the Northeast.From Bahia northwards there isalso different practices such as Catimbo, Jurema with heavy, though notnecessarily original, indigenous elements. All over the country, but mainly inthe Amazon rainforest, there are remnanst of the original Indian populationstill practicing their original traditions.Candomble is an African-originated or Afro-Brazilianreligion, practiced chiefly in Brazil by the "povo de santo" (peopleof saint). The religion was largely originated in the city of Salvador, thecapital of Bahia. Although Candomble is practiced primarily within Brazil, itis also practiced in other countries like Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela,Colombia, Panama and Mexico. In Europe: Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Thereligion is based in the anima (soul) of Nature, therefore being also known asAnimism. It was developed in Brazil with the knowledge of African Priests thatwere enslaved and brought to Brazil, together with their mythology, theirculture and language, between 1549 and 1888.The rituals involve the possessionof the initiated by Orishas, offerings and sacrifices of the mineral, vegetaland animal kingdom, healing, dancing/trance and percussion. Candomble drawsinspiration from a variety of people of the African Diaspora, but it mainlyfeatures aspects of Yoruba orishaveneration. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macumba Quimbanda, like Umbanda and Candomble, hasbecome recognized as a legitimate religionO Brazilii, Cesich tamtez, panu Streitovi avubec, neboli Vsade je Moravahttp://www.blisty.cz/art/48441.html tomake structural change, to change society, is to make history.Tomake history it is necessary to retain empowered imagery of the past whichcondemns the distortions of humanity that are wrought normal by objectivepretensions of present. It demands, as Benjamin says,to seize hold of memory as it flashes up in a moment ofdanger. For as Herbert Marcusse remind us," allreification is a process of forgetting. Art fights reification by making thepetrified world speak, sing, perhaps dance.Michael T. Taussig, The Devil and Commodity Fetishism in South AmericaJameson pocitovaljako skandal, ze se kapitalismu podarilo proniknout i do samotneho podvedomi;skutecnost, ze si kapitalismus dnes podmanil niterny zivot veskere populace jepokladana za neco tak trivialniho, ze si nezaslouzi dokonce ani komentare. Byloby nebezpecne a zavadejici namlouvat si, ze nedavna minulost byla jakousizlatou erou hyrici politickymi alternativami, a neni tedy vubec od vecipripominat si klicovy podil, jaky mela v prubehu dvacateho stoleti na kulturniprodukci komodifikace. Nicmene stale jeste bylo podlevseho mozne hrat starou osvedcenou hru mezi alternativou a mainstreamem,mezi subverzi a naslednou reintegraci subverzivnichprvku do stredniho proudu. Dnes vsak k zpetne integraci podnetu, ktere bymohly disponovat subverzivnim potencialem, nedochazi;namisto toho jsme svedky jakesi