The Color of Sound: Race, Religion, and Music in Brazil

by John Burdick

Book Overview

Throughout Brazil, Afro-Brazilians face widespread racial prejudice. Many turn to religion, with Afro-Brazilians disproportionately represented among Protestants, the fastest-growing religious group in the country. Officially, Brazilian Protestants do not involve themselves in racial politics. Behind the scenes, however, the community is deeply involved in the formation of different kinds of blackness--and its engagement in racial politics is rooted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814709230
• ISBN13: 9780814709238
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"