The Hidden Life of Stones

Historicity, Materiality and the Value of Candomblé Objects in Bahia

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2390860
AutoresR Sansi (0000-0001-7084-9243, King's College London, autor de correspondencia), Roger Sansi-Roca (King's College London)
Año2005
Volumen10
Número2
Páginas139-156
Fecha de publicación2005-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Material Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1359-1835 • E-ISSN: 1460-3586
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359183505053072
OpenAlexW2034167210
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas41
Referencias citadas9

In the last century, the objects of Candomblé, a religion of African origin in Bahia, suffered radical transformations in their public value. After discussing in general terms the life of 'saint' stones ( otã) in Candomblé, this article then focuses on the traces of the life history of one of these otã. This stone was seized in a police raid in a Candomblé house, and then displayed in a museum, until a legal action recently undertaken by political activists obliged the museum to withdraw the stone from exhibition. In the conclusion, I propose to recognize notions of historicity and materiality as keys to understanding the life and 'agency' of this and other objects

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