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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781174003321

Autore

Despland Michel

Titolo

Bastide on religion : the invention of candomble / / Michel Despland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-49060-6

1-315-71099-4

1-84553-365-8

1-317-49061-4

1-84553-735-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 147 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Key thinkers in the study of religion

Disciplina

306.6092

Soggetti

Religion

Candomblé (Religion)

Bahia (Brazil : State) Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2008 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [107]-[136]) and index.

Nota di contenuto

An intellectual biography -- Breaking the glass and striking the rock -- Symbols, memory and anticipation : sociology from Durkheim to Gurvitch -- Civilizations neither meet nor clash, people do -- The three books on Afro-Brazilian religions -- The Paris career : the world of French ethnologists -- Leaving safe ground : acknowledging the fluidity of human interaction -- Candomblé as paradigm for translocal religion -- O sagrado selvagem as corner stone of a theory of religion -- Study of religion and sociology of knowledge -- The aesthetic dimension, or the black hen lays white eggs.

Sommario/riassunto

Roger Bastide developed the theory of acculturation which provides a framework for understanding contact between different cultures and beliefs. Bastide on Religion offers a clear introduction to the life and work of this influential scholar. The volume focuses on Bastide's study of Afro-Brazilian religions, in particular his study of Candomblé, a religion born from the contact between African and Brazilian cultures. The book outlines Bastide's work on acculturation, his concept of the relationship between religion and culture, and his challenge to many dominant approaches to economic development.