Music, corporeality and diasporic recreation in candomblé in Germany

This article analyzes how and why body and dance play a central role in transnationalization of Candomblé between afrodescendants and, increasingly, between Europeans in Germany. Examine how an Afro-Brazilian artist and father of saint in Berlin disseminated religious practices and worldviews throug...

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Autores: Bahia, Joana, Vieira, Caroline Moreira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Ciencias Sociales y Religión (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8669772
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/csr/article/view/8669772
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Transnationalization
Afro-Brazilian Religions
Music
Dance
Transnacionalização
Religiões Afro-brasileiras
Música
Dança
Transnacionalización
Religiones afrobrasileñas
Danza
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Sumario:This article analyzes how and why body and dance play a central role in transnationalization of Candomblé between afrodescendants and, increasingly, between Europeans in Germany. Examine how an Afro-Brazilian artist and father of saint in Berlin disseminated religious practices and worldviews through transnational Afro-Brazilian dance and music, such as music and dance workshops and other events held in the city. This is an example of how an afro-Brazilian religion has become a central element, recreating an idea of "Africa" in Europe, which is part of a long history of movement of black and Candomblé artists between Germany, Brazil and Cuba, resulting in the creation of transnational artistic-religious relations. It shows how the body, through music, dance and art in general, plays an important role in the development of an Afro-cultural heritage.