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

• Autore: Despland Michel
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 147 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 306.6092
• Soggetto topico: Religion; Candomblé (Religion)
• Soggetto geografico: Bahia (Brazil : State) Religious life and customs
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Bastide on religion
• ISBN: 1-317-49060-6; 1-315-71099-4; 1-84553-365-8; 1-317-49061-4; 1-84553-735-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781174003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Key thinkers in the study of religion.