Bastide on Religion: The Invention of Candomblé

Michel Despland

Bastide on Religion

The Invention of Candomblé

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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.

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The Invention of Candomblé

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Table of Thematic Boxes
pp vi-vi

Dedication
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-x

Acknowledgements
pp xi-xii

Chapter 1 - An intellectual biography
pp 1-4

Chapter 2 - Breaking the glass and striking the rock
pp 5-6

Chapter 3 - Symbols, memory and anticipation: Sociology from Durkheim to Gurvitch
pp 7-24

Chapter 4 - Civilizations neither meet nor clash; people do
pp 25-34

Chapter 5 - The three books on Afro-Brazilian religions
pp 35-52

Chapter 6 - The Paris career: The world of French ethnologists
pp 53-60

Chapter 7 - Leaving safe ground: Acknowledging the fluidity of human interaction
pp 61-74

Chapter 8 - Candomblé as paradigm for translocal religion
pp 75-78

Chapter 9 - O Sacrado Selvagem as corner stone of a theory of religion
pp 79-88

Chapter 10 - Study of religion and sociology of knowledge
pp 89-92

Chapter 11 - The aesthetic dimension, or the black hen lays white eggs
pp 93-106

Notes
pp 107-124

Bibliography
pp 125-136

Index
pp 137-147

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