African roots, Brazilian rites : cultural and national identity in Brazil /
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Author / Creator: | Sterling, Cheryl, 1964- |
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Imprint: | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. |
Description: | 260 p. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8923965 |
Summary: | 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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Physical Description: | 260 p. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781137009999 1137009993 |