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Bastide on Religion : The Invention of Candomble

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

Online-Ressource (160 p)

Englisch

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 An intellectual biography; Chapter 2 Breaking the glass and striking the rock; Chapter 3 Symbols, memory and anticipation: Sociology from Durkheim to Gurvitch; Chapter 4 Civilizations neither meet nor clash; people do; Chapter 5 The three books on Afro-Brazilian religions; Chapter 6 The Paris career: The world of French ethnologists; Chapter 7 Leaving safe ground: Acknowledging the fluidity of human interaction; Chapter 8 Candomblé as paradigm for translocal religion

Chapter 9 O sagrado selvagem as corner stone of a theory of religionChapter 10 Study of religion and sociology of knowledge; Chapter 11 The aesthetic dimension, or the black hen lays white eggs; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Description based upon print version of record

Print version: Bastide on Religion : The Invention of Candomble

978-1-84553-365-6

978-1-84553-365-6 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

978-1-317-49061-6 ( : 114 (NL))

BL2592.C35 D47 2014

306.6092     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: Electronic books

Bahia (Brazil : State) ; Religious life and customs ; Bastide, Roger ; 1898-1974 ; Candomblé (Religion) ; Religion ; Electronic books

Roger Bastide developed the theory of acculturation which provides a framework for understanding contact between different cultures and beliefs. 'Bastide on Religion' offers a clear introduction to the life and work of this influential scholar. The volume focuses on Bastide's study of Afro-Brazilian religions, in particular his study of Candomble, a religion born from the contact between African and Brazilian cultures. The book outlines Bastide's work on acculturation, his concept of the relationship between religion and culture, and his challenge to many dominant approaches to economic develo