The Formation of Candomblé: Vodun History and Ritual in Brazil

by Luis Nicolau Pares

Book Overview

Interweaving three centuries of transatlantic religious and social history with historical and present-day ethnography, Luis Nicolau Pares traces the formation of Candomble, one of the most influential African-derived religious forms in the African diaspora, with practitioners today centered in Brazil but also living in Europe and elsewhere in the Americas. Originally published in Brazil and not available in English, The Formation of Candomble...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469610922
• ISBN13: 9781469610924
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"