The African Religions of Brazil: Toward a Sociology of the Interpenetration of Civilizations (Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture)

By Roger Bastide

Book Overview

Written by one of France's most brilliant and creative anthropologists, The African Religions of Brazil is regarded as a classic in Afro-American studies. First published in France in 1960, the book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801821304
• ISBN13: 9780801821301
• Release Date: September 1978
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.6" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

EXCELLENT

This is excellent work by Bastide. Thorough sociological perspective on the syncretism of Catholicism and Africanism in Brazil. He uses a wealth of sources to support his brilliant thesis. Highly recommend for anyone interested in Candomble, or evolution of Afro-religious development in Brazil.