Diasporic Consciousness in the Material Culture of Brazilian Candomblé

Zainabu Jallo (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

174 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
9781032483306 (ISBN)

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This book examines Candomblé’s material culture and its relationship with the evolving cultural politics of Brazil. It employs artefacts as analytical tools to trace the emergence of a diasporic consciousness.

This book examines Candomblé's material culture and its relationship with the evolving cultural politics of Brazil. It employs artefacts as analytical tools to trace the emergence of a diasporic consciousness. By followiing the movements of artefacts historically, the study reveals how Candomblé has transitioned from a secluded sacred tradition marked by discrimination and persecution to its inclusion in the construction of a new cultural character in Brazil. While maintaining its esoteric traditions and contending with ongoing discrimination, the Candomblé sphere has evolved into a confluence of socio-religious and political expressions in sacred and spectacular contexts. This research highlights the crucial role of artefacts in the various stages of Candomblé's evolvement. It demonstrates how diasporic communities progressively exercise political and cultural significance within new societal contexts. The anticipated readership for this publication includes a diverse group of scholars, particularly those engaged in anthropology, material culture, art history, history, and religious studies.

Zainabu Jallo is a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. She received a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Bern, Switzerland, and is a visiting researcher in the Department of Anthropology at Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Her scholarly interests include museum anthropology, Afro-Atlantic diasporas, iconic criticism, and material culture. Jallo is editor of Material Culture in Transit: Theory and Practice (Routledge, 2023).

Introduction; 1. Problematic Beginnings; 2. Sacred and Spectacular Spaces; 3. Objects and Markets in Ontological Dependence; 4. Material Culture: Conduits for Diasporic Consciousness; 5. Dialectics of a Rooted Diaspora; Epilogue

Erscheinungsdatum	22.05.2025
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Studies in Anthropology
Zusatzinfo	58 Halftones, black and white; 58 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	520 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781032483306 / 9781032483306
Zustand	Neuware