The African Religions of Brazil by Roger Bastide
Written by one of France's most brilliant and creative anthropologists, The African Religions of Brazil is regarded as a classic in Afro-American studies. First published in France in 1960, the book represents a singular effort to develop a theory of the interpenetrations of African, European, Christian, and non-Christian cultures in Brazil from colonial times to the present. Addressing a remarkable range of topics-from mysticism and syncretism to the problems of collective memory, from the history of slavery in Brazil to world-wide race relations-the work is shaped by the author's rich and original conceptual framework. The result is a compelling study of the origins and growth of a native religious environment. The English translation is supplemented with a biographical foreword by Richard Price and a thematic introduction by Brazilian sociologist Duglas T. Monteiro.
An essential, and provocative, starting point for study of its topic-- Andrew F. Walls Theological Book Review 2008 A near classic... Bastide's study remains central to anyone interested in the topic. -- John A. Coleman Theological Studies 2008
At the time of his death in 1974, Roger Bastide was a professor in the Faculte de Lettres et Sciences Humaines at the Sorbonne. Of a rich scholarly legacy of some thirty books and well over three hundred articles, his acknowledged masterwork is The African Religions of Brazil.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801886249 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801886244 |
| Title | The African Religions of Brazil |
| Author | Roger Bastide |
| Series | Johns Hopkins Studies In Atlantic History And Culture |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 2007-08-13 |
| Number of pages | 494 |
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