Spiritual Flora of Brazil’s African Diaspora: Ethnobotanical Conversations in the Black Atlantic
Candomblé was introduced to Brazil by enslaved and free West Africans in the early nineteenth century. One dimension of the religion is a profound association between a pantheon of deities (the orixás) and a pharmacopoeia of magico-medicinal plants. This article explores the means by which the black...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2012
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Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2012, Volume: 6, Issue: 4, Pages: 501-522 |
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Candomblé
B plant transfer B Brazil B African Diaspora B ethnobotany B Columbian exchange |
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