Language Practices in Afro-Brazilian Religions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20083330 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cristine Severo (0000-0002-2758-6668), Cristine G Severo, Ana Cláudia F Eltermann, Sinfree Makoni (0000-0002-4493-1750) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 202-212 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Routledge Handbook of Language and the Global South (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003007074-20 |
| OpenAlex | W4285730458 |
| ISBN | 9781003007074 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This chapter articulates and argues that language is a multilayered and intersemiotic sign with social and political and religious significance in Afro-Brazilian contexts. We argue that there is no way to imagine what counts as Brazil – and Brazilian languages – without reference to Africa and its cultural legacy and the impact of slavery on Brazil. We evoke a number of concepts in our analysis particularly the notions of Southern multilingualisms and pluriversality. We use both concepts to analyze how languages are used in African Brazilian religious practices, drawing on the ways people build both individual and collective religious experiences. The religious experiences involve a use and interpretation of language in creative and at times unpredictable ways
Linguistics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |