Publisher's Synopsis
A study of Candomble in the Brazilian society, this volume looks more specifically within the city of Salvador de Bahia. Candomble is an Afro-Brazilian religion practised by approximately 35 million Brailians in the late-1990s. The Candomble religion has mixed roots and as both part and product of the Brazilian society has a "multicultural" character.;The study focuses upon the experience and meaning of Candomble emphasizing its practitioners self-perceptions, identity-construction and world views.;Through the concepts of flexibility, authenticity and modernity, the author underlines the continuous process of negotiations, recreation and change as central to Candomble dynamics and impact in the wider society.
