2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-7180.2008.00005.x
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The Sisterhood of Boa Morte in Brazil: Harmonious Mixture, Black Resistance, and the Politics of Religious Practice

Abstract: RESUMEN Este artigo analisa a relação entre política e religião no Recôncavo Baiano, região do Nordeste brasileiro, a partir da observação da festa afro‐católica da Irmandade da Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte. No Brasil, religiões de origem africana têm sido consideradas exemplos idealizados de mistura cultural, especialmente quando combinadas às tradições européias. Entretanto, e mais recentemente, militantes que lutam contra desigualdades raciais têm tomado estas mesmas práticas religiosas como símbolos de resis… Show more

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“…I have shown, however, that the arenas of Afro-Brazilian religion and public politics are not so separate in practice. Elite politicians and grassroots activists have drawn upon the image of Boa Morte, presumably to increase their popular appeal (Sansi 2005;Selka 2008). This practice is grounded in the idea that Candomblé is a potent source of power, even if this power is not specifically political in itself.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…I have shown, however, that the arenas of Afro-Brazilian religion and public politics are not so separate in practice. Elite politicians and grassroots activists have drawn upon the image of Boa Morte, presumably to increase their popular appeal (Sansi 2005;Selka 2008). This practice is grounded in the idea that Candomblé is a potent source of power, even if this power is not specifically political in itself.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Miranda se concentra em ações mais agressivas, dirigidas por evangélicos contra terreiros e monumentos do candomblé, e é a isso que, em grande parte, se refere a política dos terreiros. Em resposta a essas ações, adeptos e ativistas chegaram a imputar aos evangélicos a prática de intolerância religiosa, argumentando ser o candomblé um aspecto integrante da identidade afro-brasileira (Selka, 2007;Silva, 2007). Considerar o candomblé como parte integrante da identidade torna seus detratores não apenas intolerantes, mas também racistas, contrariando a corrente das narrativas que ilustram o Brasil como uma sociedade democrática e multicultural.…”
Section: Candomblé Públicounclassified
“…In the late 1970s, for example, a black movement emerged that encouraged Afro-Brazilians to take pride in their cultural and religious traditions (Selka 2008). Locals who attended the festival before that time claim that no one but the sisters used to accompany the processions, and photos of the festival from the 1960s confirm this.…”
Section: Religion and The Cityscapementioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the 1980s and 1990s, Boa Morte was embroiled in a long conflict with the Catholic Church over the ownership of sacred images that are used in the festival of Boa Morte (Selka 2008). Boa Morte eventually prevailed, but in the meantime a number of people came to Boa Morte's defense, including the famous author Jorge Amado who wrote an essay about the conflict that was published in newspapers throughout the country.…”
Section: Religion and The Cityscapementioning
confidence: 99%