Manipulating the Sacred: Yorùbá Art, Ritual, and Resistance in Brazilian Candomblé

by Mikelle S. Omari-Tunkara

Book Overview

The first art historical study of Yoruba-descended African Brazilian religious art based on an author's long-term participation in and observation of private and public rituals.

At a time when the art of the African diaspora has aroused much general interest for its multicultural dimensions, Mikelle Smith Omari-Tunkara contributes strikingly rich insights as a participant/observer in the African-based religions of Brazil. She focuses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814328520
• ISBN13: 9780814328521
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"