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The Development of Yoruba Candomble Communities in Salvador, Bahia, 1835-1986.

Alonso, M.

The Development of Yoruba Candomble Communities in Salvador, Bahia, 1835-1986. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (208 pages) - Afro-Latin@ Diasporas Series . - Afro-Latin@ Diasporas Series .

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction How the Yoruba Became Nagô -- Chapter 1 The African Nations of Salvador -- Chapter 2 The Dispersal of the Yoruba People -- Chapter 3 The Institutionalization of Yoruba Female Power in Nagô Candomble -- Chapter 4 Self-Defense Strategies in Bahian Candomble in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- Chapter 5 The Reassertion of Male Participation in the Candomble Priesthood -- Chapter 6 The Popularization of Candomble in the Mid- to Late Twentieth Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

9781137486431


Salvador (Brazil) -- Religious life and customs.


Electronic books.

GN301-674

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