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Bastide on Religion: The Invention of Candomble book cover

1st Edition

Bastide on Religion The Invention of Candomble

By Michel Despland Copyright 2008
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge
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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 Candomble, a religion born from the contact between African... Read more

1. An Intellectual Biography　2. Breaking the Glass and Striking the Rock　3. Symbols, Memory and Anticipation: Sociology from Durkheim to Gurvitch　4. Civilizations Neither Meet Nor Clash; People Do　5. The Three Books on Afro-Brazilian Religions　6. The Paris Career: The World of French Ethnologists　7. Leaving Safe Ground: Acknowledging the Fluidity of Human Interaction 8. Candomblé as Paradigm for Translocal Religion　9.　O Sagrado Selvagem　as Corner Stone of a Theory of Religion　10. Study of Religion and Sociology of Knowledge　11. The Aesthetic Dimension, or the Black Hen Lays White Eggs

Biography

Michel Despland is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Religion at Concordia University, Canada.

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