Description
This book presents a strongly argued thesis about the origins of Candomble that is radically different from the usual interpretations presented so far about its origin and status. No serious scholar interested in the process of the transmission of African culture to the Americas will be able to ignore this work. -- John K. Thornton, Boston University A major achievement. The Black Atlantic case expands and transforms our understanding of both nationalism and transnationalism and offers a wealth of fascinating and little-known data. I am in awe of the extent of the research and the complexity of the analysis. -- Sherry B. Ortner, University of California, Los Angeles A wide-ranging, strongly-argued, rewarding piece of work. The author's deep engagement with his human and intellectual subjects nicely draws the reader into the unfolding story. The book will be a significant contribution to the study of transnationalism. Indeed, it effectively closes the door on some tired but central debates in Afro-American studies and points the way methodologically toward some of the directions research ought to take in the coming years. -- Richard Price, author of "First-Time, Alabi's World", and "The Convict and The Colonel"
About the Author
J. Lorand Matory, Professor of Anthropology and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, is the author of the forthcoming "Sex and the Empire That Is No More: Gender" and the "Politics of Metaphor in Oyo Yoroba Religion", second edition.
Reviews
Winner of the 2006 Melville J. Herskovits Award, African Studies Association "Readers with an interest in Afro-diasporan studies and the historical development of 'creole' or 'hybrid' cultures, as well as those attentive to contemporary debates about modernity, nationalism, and globalization, will find here a provocative reflection on Black Atlantic culture."--Kelly E. Hayes, History of Religions
Awards
Winner of African Studies Association Melville J. Herskovits Award 2006.
Book Information
ISBN 9780691059440
Author J. Lorand Matory
Format Paperback
Page Count 392
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publisher Princeton University Press
Weight(grams) 539g