Selka, Stephen. creator text bibliography Electronic books. flu Gainesville University Press of Florida c2007 2007 monographic eng

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1 online resource (x, 175 p.) : ill. 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. 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. Stephen Selka. Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-168) and index. s-bl--- Brazil Religion Salvador (Brazil) Religion Religion and politics Brazil Salvador Ethnicity Brazil Salvador Ethnicity Religious aspects Religion Politik Ethnizität Bahia (Staat) Schwarze Ethnische Identität Religion Bahia Schwarze SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies BL2590.B7 S45 2007eb 305.800981/42 Selka, Stephen. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2007 (DLC) 2007027405 (OCoLC)154704859 9780813039923 (electronic bk.) 0813039924 (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=380208 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=380208 N$T 110822 20200709055408.0 ocn747427289