African roots, Brazilian rites: Cultural and national identity in Brazil

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Abstract

This text explores how Afro-Brazilians define their Africanness through Candomblé and Quilombo models, and construct paradigms of blackness with influences from US-based perspectives, through the vectors of public rituals, carnival, drama, poetry, and hip hop.

Original languageEnglish (US)
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Number of pages253
ISBN (Electronic)9781137010001
ISBN (Print)9781137009999
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 19 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Social Sciences

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