Stephen L Selka
Biographic Data
| ID | 1691285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen L Selka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen L |
| FAMILY NAME | Selka |
| SIGNATURE | SELKA S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tulane University in New Orleans |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Religion and the Politics of Ethnic Identity in Bahia, Brazil
Brazilians of African descent draw upon both Christian and African diasporic religions to construct their racial identities in a variety of intriguing ways. Focusing on the Recôncavo region of north-eastern Brazil—known for its rich Afro-Brazilian traditions and as a center of racial consciousness in the country—this book provides an ethnography that examines what it means to be black in Brazil. It examines how Evangelical Protestantism, Candombl…
Ethnoreligious Identity Politics in Bahia, Brazil
In the Brazilian state of Bahia today, Afro-Brazilian activists are confronting racial inequalities and racist practices that until recently many Brazilians refused to acknowledge. Many groups engaging these problems are religious, and ethnic affirmation based in African-derived religions such as Candombl6 is at the heart of the black consciousness movement. Christian organizations, however, vary widely in their views about such affirmations of A…
Ethnoreligious Identity Politics in Bahia, Brazil
In the Brazilian state of Bahia today, Afro-Brazilian activists are confronting racial inequalities and racist practices that until recently many Brazilians refused to acknowledge. Many groups engaging these problems are religious, and ethnic affirmation based in African-derived religions such as Candombl6 is at the heart of the black consciousness movement. Christian organizations, however, vary widely in their views about such affirmations of A…
Ethnoreligious Identity Politics in Bahia, Brazil
In the Brazilian state of Bahia today, Afro-Brazilian activists are confronting racial inequalities and racist practices that until recently many Brazilians refused to acknowledge. Many groups engaging these problems are religious, and ethnic affirmation based in African-derived religions such as Candombl6 is at the heart of the black consciousness movement. Christian organizations, however, vary widely in their views about such affirmations of A…
Religion and the Politics of Ethnic Identity in Bahia, Brazil
Brazilians of African descent draw upon both Christian and African diasporic religions to construct their racial identities in a variety of intriguing ways. Focusing on the Recôncavo region of north-eastern Brazil—known for its rich Afro-Brazilian traditions and as a center of racial consciousness in the country—this book provides an ethnography that examines what it means to be black in Brazil. It examines how Evangelical Protestantism, Candombl…
Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Identity politics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Religion and Society in Latin America (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works)