The Formation of Candomblé: Vodun History and Ritual in Brazil

The Formation of Candomblé: Vodun History and Ritual in BrazilInterweaving 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 reveals

political systems

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and the one he didn’t

parents and other adults that interact and care for them

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million-dollar galas

For three decades

After discovering that her husband has fathered a child with her best friend

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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593134044

occupation

but many of the people he continues to fascinate probably don’t remember his whole name