| Description |
xvi, 296 p. : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-285) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Living and dying in the African-Portuguese diaspora -- Demography, distribution, and diasporic streams -- Kinship, family, and household formation -- Disease, mortality, and master power -- Part II. African religious responses -- Catholic vs. "other" in the world of believers -- Theory and praxis in the study of African religions -- African divination in the diaspora -- Calunds, curing, and medicine in the colonial world -- Witchcraft, ritual, and resistance in the African-Portuguese diaspora -- Part III. Africans and the Catholic Church. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Blacks -- Brazil -- Religion.
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Blacks -- Brazil -- Social conditions.
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Slavery and the church -- Brazil -- History.
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Slavery and the church -- Catholic Church -- History.
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Afro-Brazilian cults.
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Brazil -- Civilization -- African influences.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0807862347 |
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0807828084 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0807854824 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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