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    2. Art africain et syncrétisme religieux au Brésil

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Munanga,Kabengele (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Language:
    French; Resumé in Portuguese
    Publication Date:
    1989
    Published:
    São Paulo, Brasil: Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia Universidade de São Paulo
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Dédalo
    Journal Title Details:
    no. 27 : 99-128
    Notes:
    Uprooted Africans brought as slaves to Brazil carried with them a collective memory, including elements of their religion and medicine. The Yoruba orisha and the Christian saints have been thoroughly assimilated; sculptures made in Brazil in the first half of the twentieth century still show clearly the survival of the Yoruba influence combined with Christian iconography. Examples of Shango wands, twin figures (ibeji) and representations of Eshu confirm this conclusion.