Ecstatic encounters Bahian Candomblé and the quest for the really real
For over a hundred years, writers, artists, anthropologists and tourists have travelled to Bahia, Brazil, in search of the spirit possession cult called Candomblé. Thus, successive generations of cultists have seen a long, steady stream of curious outsiders coming to their temples with notebooks an...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432623406719 |
| Summary: | For over a hundred years, writers, artists, anthropologists and tourists have travelled to Bahia, Brazil, in search of the spirit possession cult called Candomblé. Thus, successive generations of cultists have seen a long, steady stream of curious outsiders coming to their temples with notebooks and cameras, questions and inquisitive gazes, or ogling eyes and the hope of inclusion. This study asks what seduced these outsiders to seek access to the Afro-Brazilian religious universe and, conversely, how did cultists respond to the overwhelming interest in their creed and to becoming an object of the outsiders? imaginations. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (300 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) Also available in print form |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781283231787 9786613231789 9789048513963 |
