We are the modern Levites -- We are all one in the Periferia -- The flags of Jesus and Brazil -- A voice so full of pain and power -- The Bible is full of prophecies
Summary
Throughout Brazil, Afro-Brazilians face widespread racial prejudice. Many turn to religion, with Afro-Brazilians disproportionately represented among Protestants, the fastest-growing religious group in the country. Officially, Brazilian Protestants do not involve themselves in racial politics. Behind the scenes, however, the community is deeply involved in the formation of different kinds of blackness-and its engagement in racial politics is rooted in the major new cultural movement of black music. In this highly original account, anthropologist John Burdick explores the complex ideas about
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-213) and index
