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Body and identity in Afro-Brazilian Candomblé.

Title
Body and identity in Afro-Brazilian Candomblé.
Author
Tessler, Eva Zorrilla.

Details

Found In
Choreography and dance. v. 5, pt. 1 (1998) p. 103-115.
Subject
  • Candomblé (Religion) > Brazil > History
  • Identity (Psychology)
  • Afro-Brazilian cults
  • Dance > Brazil
  • Trance
Note
  • Discusses Candomblé, one of many African derived religions practiced in Brazil. Trance, triggered by dance and music, is used in the initiation process, and the author suggests Candomblé's use of the body in performance and in alternative identity construction challenges the Brazilian state's traditional view of the body as a commodity or machine.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 115).
Call Number
*MGZA 89-512
OCLC
NYPY00-B583
Author
Tessler, Eva Zorrilla.
Title
Body and identity in Afro-Brazilian Candomblé.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115).
Found In:
Choreography and dance. v. 5, pt. 1 (1998) p. 103-115.
Research Call Number
*MGZA 89-512
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