African Roots, Brazilian Rites

African Roots, Brazilian Rites
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9781137010001
ISBN-13 : 1137010002
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Book Synopsis African Roots, Brazilian Rites by : C. Sterling

Download or read book African Roots, Brazilian Rites written by C. Sterling and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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