Bahian white: the dispersion of Candomblé imagery in the public sphere of Bahia

For most of its history, candomblé was a marginal and persecuted spirit possession cult. From the 1920s onward, however, the cult evolved into the "trademark" of Bahia, a state in northeastern Brazil. The color white—a spotless and impeccable white—has come to dominate the public face of t...

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Main Author: Port, Mattijs van de 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2007]
In: Material religion
Year: 2007, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 242-274
Further subjects:B whitening
B Candomblé
B public representations
B Authentication
B Brazil
B Secrecy
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