03592nam a2200685Ka 4500 ocn747427289 OCoLC 20200709055408.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 110822s2007 flua ob s001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780813031712 0813031710 9780813033877 081303387X 9780813039923 (electronic bk.) 0813039924 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)747427289 380208 (N$T) s-bl--- BL2590.B7 S45 2007eb SOC 002010 bisacsh SOC 031000 bisacsh SOC 020000 bisacsh 305.800981/42 22 N$TA Selka, Stephen. Religion and the politics of ethnic identity in Bahia, Brazil [electronic resource] / Stephen Selka. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2007. 1 online resource (x, 175 p.) : ill. New World diasporas Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-168) and index. Religion and Race in Brazil -- Catholicism and Afro-Brazilian Identity -- Candomblé, Afro-Brazilian Culture, and Anti-Racism -- Alternative Identities, Emergent Politics --The Politics of Afro-Brazilian Identity. Brazilians of African descent draw upon both Christian and African diasporic religions to construct their racial identities in a variety of intriguing ways. Focusing on the Reconcavo region of northeastern Brazil - known for its rich Afro-Brazilian traditions and as a center of racial consciousness in the country - Stephen Selka provides a nuanced and sophisticated ethnography that examines what it means to be black in Brazil. Selka examines how Evangelical Protestantism, Candomble (traditional Afro-Brazilian religion), and Catholicism - especially progressive Catholicism - are deployed in discursive struggles concerning racism and identity. In the process, he provides a model of wedding abstract theory with concrete details of everyday life. Revealing the complexity and sometimes contradictory aspects of Afro-Brazilian religious practices and racial identity, Selka brings a balanced perspective to polarized discussions of Brazilian racial politics. Description based on print version record. Brazil Religion. Salvador (Brazil) Religion. Religion and politics Brazil Salvador. Ethnicity Brazil Salvador. Ethnicity Religious aspects. Religion. idszbz Politik. idszbz Ethnizität. idszbz Bahia (Staat) idszbz Schwarze. idszbz Ethnische Identität. swd Religion. swd Bahia. swd Schwarze. swd SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Selka, Stephen. Religion and the politics of ethnic identity in Bahia, Brazil. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2007 9780813031712 (DLC) 2007027405 (OCoLC)154704859 New World diasporas series. NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=380208 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50499 50499