From crime to art. Contradictions in the cultural transformation of Afro-Brazilian Candomblé
The Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé radically changed in the twentieth century. From being persecuted as crime and sorcery, it has become identified as culture. Its objects and images have become works of art. This article presents this process of ‘culturalization’ through objects and images. This...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2020]
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| In: |
Social compass
Year: 2020, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 238-251 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Brazil
/ Candomblé
/ Enculturation
/ Cultic object
/ Holiness
/ Materiality
/ Religious change
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements KBR Latin America |
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Candomblé
B religion matérielle B Material Religion B Images B Objects B objets B Culture |
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Volltext (Verlag) |