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Rio de Janeiro :: Editora UFRJ; Tempo Brasileiro,, 1994.. Paperback. Used; Like New. Revised MA thesis on social life of Parati (Rio de Janeiro state) as reflected in transformations of its religious festivals. Finds continual change in dates and character of festivals, but notes a turning point around 1959 when traditional brotherhoods were closed down and tourism became a dominant business in the town. Based on church archives, newspapers, interviews, and fieldwork" (Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58). Inscribed by the author.
ALEM DO VISIVEL by MARINA DE MELLO E SOUZA - 2018: PODER, CATOLICISMO E COMERCIO NO CONGO E EM ANGOLA (SECULOS XVI E XVII)
by MARINA DE MELLO E SOUZA
ALEM DO VISIVEL: PODER, CATOLICISMO E COMERCIO NO CONGO E EM ANGOLA (SECULOS XVI E XVII)
by MARINA DE MELLO E SOUZA
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NEW ~ Relations between religion and power in the Congo and Angola during the first two centuries after the arrival of the Portuguese. "O catolicismo levado pelos colonizadores foi incorporado e transformado pelas sociedades centro-africanas, sendo reinterpretado segundo suas crencas e practicas politicas. No Congo, ele serviu para fortalecer o poder das elites locais, mas em Angola foi mais um instrumento do processo de conquista - e a resistencia a presenca dos europeos...." Illustrations. Bibliography. 320pp. Portuguese / em portugues. Brand new. In stock. Usually ships in three days.
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (US)
- Book Condition New New
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Paperback
- ISBN 10 8531417007
- ISBN 13 9788531417009
- Publisher EDITORA DA UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO, FAPESP
- Place of Publication SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
- Date Published 2018
- Pages 320
- Size 23
- Keywords HISTORY HISTORIA AFRICA CONGO ANGOLA PORTUGUESE PORTUGAL COLONY COLONIA CATOLICISMO CATHOLICISM MISSIONS POLITICS POLITICA SOCIAL SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESE PORTUGUES
- Size 23