African-Brazilian culture and regional identity in Bahia, Brazil

An examination of why Afro-Bahian people are a marginalized racial group despite the fact that Bahia has a majority black population.

Salvato in:
Dettagli Bibliografici
Autore principale: Ickes, Scott
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.
Serie:New World diasporas series
Soggetti:
Accesso online:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Tags: Aggiungi Tag
Nessun Tag, puoi essere il primo ad aggiungerne!!
Sommario:
  • Introduction: Brazil's Black Rome and the remaking of Bahian regional identity
  • Salvador, Bahia, 1930-1954
  • The revitalization of African-Bahian culture
  • Performing Bahia: public festivals, samba, and African-Bahian agency
  • Rituals of inclusion: evolving discourses of Bahianness
  • Carnival of the people: Batucadas and Afox�es
  • The project of regional identity formation: culture, politics, and tourism
  • Conclusion and epilogue: cultural politics in Bahia.