African Roots, Brazilian Rites: Cultural and National Identity in Brazil

Sterling, C.

This text explores how Afro-Brazilians define their Africanness through Candomblé and Quilombo models, and construct paradigms of blackness with influences from US-based perspectives, through the vectors of public rituals, carnival, drama, poetry, and hip hop.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-09-06

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349436224

DOI: 10.1057/9781137010001

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 260