Black Atlantic religion : tradition, transnationalism, and matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé / J. Lorand Matory.

Candomblé is an Afro-Brazilian religion with major counterparts in Nigeria, Benin, Haiti, Cuba, Trinidad and the US, utilising sacrifical rituals and spirit possession to persuade the gods to empower and defend their followers.

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Matory, James Lorand
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:	Candomblé (Religion)