The Role of Language in the Construction of Gender and Ethnic-Religious Identities in Brazilian-Candomblé Communities

López, Laura Alvarez; Edfeldt, Chatarina

doi:10.1057/9780230210943_8

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“…In the case of Candomblé, the emergence of the religion as such, its social organization, its rituals, names and naming practices can be seen as the result of intercultural encounters (cf. Álvarez López 2004López , 2013Álvarez López and Edfeldt 2007).…”

Section: Ethnic-religious Names In Modern Day Brazilmentioning

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Who named slaves and their children? Names and naming practices among enslaved Africans brought to the Americas and their descendants with focus on Brazil

López

2015

Journal of African Cultural Studies

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The aim of the paper is to discuss names and naming practices among Africans and their descendants in slave societies in the Americas and to present a brief overview of naming systems among these groups in colonial as well as modern Brazil. Data from previous research on names and naming practices in a number of slave societies in the Americas constitute the point of departure for discussing who named enslaved Africans and their sons and daughters, in order to provide an overview of the different types of names that have been registered for such groups, and to comment on how these names may have been chosen and used, as well as how they reflect power relations and express resistance. The paper shows that owners were not always the name-givers of slaves and that, although African names are rare in historical records, modern naming practices may still include components of African origins and evoke memories of collective experiences.

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Section: Ethnic-religious Names In Modern Day Brazilmentioning

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“…Both religious and civil names can be combined and used among Candomblé followers in order to address people (Álvarez López 2004, 158-159;Álvarez López and Edfeldt 2007). Examples of observed combinations include the following:…”

Section: Ethnic-religious Names In Modern Day Brazilmentioning

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Who named slaves and their children? Names and naming practices among enslaved Africans brought to the Americas and their descendants with focus on Brazil

López

2015

Journal of African Cultural Studies

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Gender, religion and identity: discursive constructions of ‘non-veiling’ among non-veiled Malaysian Muslim women

Fatah

2022

Journal of Multicultural Discourses

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The Role of Language in the Construction of Gender and Ethnic-Religious Identities in Brazilian-Candomblé Communities

Cited by 2 publications

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Who named slaves and their children? Names and naming practices among enslaved Africans brought to the Americas and their descendants with focus on Brazil

Who named slaves and their children? Names and naming practices among enslaved Africans brought to the Americas and their descendants with focus on Brazil

Gender, religion and identity: discursive constructions of ‘non-veiling’ among non-veiled Malaysian Muslim women

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