And in the Beginning, the Word Should Be Love and Not Tolerance

This essay describes the police invasion of Hunkpame Savalu Vodun Zo Kwe terreiro in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It demonstrates how police "investigations" of Afro-Brazilian religious communities can become a form of violent intolerance and structural racism.

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Published in:Journal of Africana religions
Main Author: Santos, Elisia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2021
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 268-274
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Salvador / Christianity / Candomblé / Institutioneller Rassismus / Police incident
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AX Inter-religious relations
AZ New religious movements
BS Traditional African religions
CG Christianity and Politics
KBR Latin America
NCC Social ethics
XA Law
Further subjects:B violent policing
B Religious Intolerance
B Brazil
B Afro-Brazilian religions
B Religious Racism
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Summary:This essay describes the police invasion of Hunkpame Savalu Vodun Zo Kwe terreiro in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It demonstrates how police "investigations" of Afro-Brazilian religious communities can become a form of violent intolerance and structural racism.
ISSN:2165-5413
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions