Relocating the sacred : African divinities and Brazilian cultural hybridities / Niyi Afolabi.
| Author/creator | Afolabi, Niyi author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Albany : State University of New York Press, [2022] |
| Description | x, 356 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | SUNY series, Afro-Latinx futures SUNY series, Afro-Latinx futures. ^A1446630 |
| Contents | Bahia: Yoruba Diasporic Domain of Activating the Sacred -- Pierre Verger and Yoruba Ritual Altars in Brazil -- Matriarchs of Candombl̐ue: M̐uae Stella de Ox̐uossi, M̐uae Beata de Yemonj̐ua, and M̐uae Valnizia Bianch -- Jorge Amado and Vasconcelos Maia: The Sea/River as Iemoj̐ua/Oxum's Domain -- Abdias Nascimento and Nelson Rodrigues: The Fallen Angel as Betrayal of Blackness -- Zora Seljan and Alfredo Dias Gomes: Sacred Feminine Solidarities and Sango's Revenge -- Raul Longo and Robson Pinheiro: Afro-Brazilian Deities in Literary Rituals -- Cl̐ueo Martins and Chynae: Oi̐ua and Oxossi in Invocations and Encounters -- Filhos de Gandhi and Cortejo Afro: Candombl̐ue in the Carnivalesque Frame -- Give Us This Day Our Daily Acaraj̐ue. |
| Abstract | "Maps manifestations of the sacred and religious syncretism in Afro-Brazilian cultural forms"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2022009663 |
| ISBN | 9781438490717 |
| ISBN | 1438490712 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |