African-Brazilian Culture and Regional Identity in Bahia, Brazil

African-Brazilian Culture and Regional Identity in Bahia, Brazil
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Publisher : University Press of Florida
Total Pages : 341
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ISBN-10 : 9780813048383
ISBN-13 : 0813048389
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Book Synopsis African-Brazilian Culture and Regional Identity in Bahia, Brazil by : Scott Ickes

Download or read book African-Brazilian Culture and Regional Identity in Bahia, Brazil written by Scott Ickes and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how in the middle of the twentieth century, Bahian elites began to recognize African-Bahian cultural practices as essential components of Bahian regional identity. Previously, public performances of traditionally African-Bahian practices such as capoeira, samba, and Candomblé during carnival and other popular religious festivals had been repressed in favor of more European traditions.


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