About the book
Nagô Grandma and White Papa is a signal work in Brazilian anthropology and African diaspora studies originally published in Brazil in 1988. This edition makes Beatriz Gois Dantas’s historioethnographic study available to an English-speaking audience for the first time.
Dantas compares the formation of Yoruba (Nagô) religious traditions and ethnic identities in the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia, revealing how they diverged from each other due to their different social and political contexts and needs. By tracking how markers of supposedly “pure” ethnic identity and religious practice differed radically from one place to another, Dantas shows the social construction of identity within a network of class-related demands and alliances. She demonstrates how the shape and meaning of “purity” have been affected by prolonged and complex social and cultural mixing, compromise, and struggle over time. Ethnic identity, as well as social identity in general, is formed in the crucible of political relations between social groups that purposefully mobilize and manipulate cultural markers to define their respective boundaries — a process, Dantas argues, that must be applied to understanding the experience of African-descended people in Brazil.
Editions of Nagô Grandma and White Papa
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807831779
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807859759
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469605487
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807898482
- EBook
- ISBN 9798893132403
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890880895
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Nagô Grandma and White Papa is a signal work in Brazilian anthropology and African diaspora studies originally published in Brazil in 1988. This edition makes Beatriz Gois Dantas’s historioethnographic study available to an English-speaking audience for the first time.
Dantas compares the formation of Yoruba (Nagô) religious traditions and ethnic identities in the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia, revealing how they diverged from each other due to their different social and political contexts and needs. By tracking how markers of supposedly “pure” ethnic identity and religious practice differed radically from one place to another, Dantas shows the social construction of identity within a network of class-related demands and alliances. She demonstrates how the shape and meaning of “purity” have been affected by prolonged and complex social and cultural mixing, compromise, and struggle over time. Ethnic identity, as well as social identity in general, is formed in the crucible of political relations between social groups that purposefully mobilize and manipulate cultural markers to define their respective boundaries — a process, Dantas argues, that must be applied to understanding the experience of African-descended people in Brazil.
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What is Nagô Grandma and White Papa about?
Nagô Grandma and White Papa is a signal work in Brazilian anthropology and African diaspora studies originally published in Brazil in 1988. This edition makes Beatriz Gois Dantas’s historioethnographic study available to an English-speaking audience for the first time.
Dantas compares the formation of Yoruba (Nagô) religious traditions and ethnic identities in the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia, revealing how they diverged from each other due to their different social and political contexts and needs. By tracking how markers of supposedly “pure” ethnic identity and religious practice differed radically from one place to another, Dantas shows the social construction of identity within a network of class-related demands and alliances. She demonstrates how the shape and meaning of “purity” have been affected by prolonged and complex social and cultural mixing, compromise, and struggle over time. Ethnic identity, as well as social identity in general, is formed in the crucible of political relations between social groups that purposefully mobilize and manipulate cultural markers to define their respective boundaries — a process, Dantas argues, that must be applied to understanding the experience of African-descended people in Brazil.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Nagô Grandma and White Papa?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of Nagô Grandma and White Papa?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807831779
How long is Nagô Grandma and White Papa and how many pages does it have?
Nagô Grandma and White Papa has 208 page(s)
Is Nagô Grandma and White Papa part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Latin America in Translation/en Traducción/em Tradução
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Nagô Grandma and White Papa?
Beatriz Góis Dantas
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Nagô Grandma and White Papa is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807831779) and paperback(ISBN 9780807859759) and ebook(ISBN 9781469605487) and ebook(ISBN 9780807898482) and ebook(ISBN 9798893132403) and pdf(ISBN 9798890880895)
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